happiness
Happiness, defined; things that help you find happiness, keep it, and share it with others.
Beating the Sunday Night Blues
For those working the regular nine-to-five, Monday-to-Friday pattern, the weekend serves as a pause button, bringing a welcome break to many business activities. A time to kick back and unwind, it's a precious two-day spell. Unfortunately, every good thing has an end—a fact that seems to hit home twice as hard with regard to the weekend. As Sunday afternoon unfolds, thoughts turn to your beloved leisure time winding down and how, in a matter of hours, you will be heading back to the office. What's more, with the thinking time available at the weekend—where you have a chance to simply "be" without the mental clutter of having to "do"—you can find yourself slipping into introspection. Sunday night can easily become a time of mixed emotions and not knowing what to think, adding to a sense of anxiety.
Siôn StedmanPublished 6 years ago in MotivationThe Winter Forest
Finally I gave up. I gave up the suffocating inertia that was imprisoning me in my own mind and stepped out of the office in the freezing cold.
Sayali KelkarPublished 6 years ago in MotivationWhat Is Life?
Life is a very weird and complicated thing. No one can truly understand what it is or how it works, or why it even exists. But that doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t live it to the fullest.
Jess RozuPublished 6 years ago in MotivationImperfectly Happy
There is no possible way to be perfect. It is an expectation that is unreachable. So happiness should never be based on trying to be perfect. Life is messy and hard, and kicks you down just to kick you some more. But finding happiness is not as hard as it may seem. And it is not at the end of some long journey to someplace else. inside every person, their true happiness lies. You just have to be willing to look there first, and accept yourself regardless of the world telling you-you are flawed. Because flaws are amazing. Flaws are what makes us individuals. And once you open up, and embrace your own flaws, you can find joy in everything.
Charlie HancockPublished 6 years ago in MotivationPerception Is Everything
I remember one day in high school when I was reduced to a number. I was told I was a guy's "20." With my extreme lack of knowledge and understanding towards that term, I was elated to be his "20!" For all of you who have no clue what I am talking about, it is the 80/20 rule that was discussed in Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? In marriage, you only get about 80 percent of what you need from your spouse, and you do not want to throw it all away on someone who comes along only offering 20 percent (i.e. sex and a little extra attention). So, I took that I was basically a "hot lay" as a compliment. I also took a ton of other negative, unacceptable advances as compliments. I was clueless as to what my worth was, all I knew was. I wanted to be popular and I wanted it bad but not bad enough to sleep around to get it. Undoubtedly, I was talked about due to my excessive flirty behavior by most of the guys at school. One thing I prided myself on was the fact that none of them could say I slept with them (at least at that time). It was the only vice I had when they wanted to call me names, I could always throw out my "at least I'm still a virgin card." Of course, I could jazz that card up in a few different ways and keep them from calling me the one name that brings so much shame...a "hoe (whore)!" Funny how you reflect on these things and it makes you realize while you were trying to be so cool, you really ended up being so lame (urban term). I was so stuck on being noticed, that I slacked away from my school work. Although I graduated third in my class, I could have been tied for the number 1 spot, and gotten more scholarships to pay for college. I could have done things differently in high school, but my desperate attempts at popularity had me consumed. I went to college for a year. I made a complete mess out of it; I got kicked out and was upset because they kicked me out (didn't they know who I was???). Internally, during my high school and college years, I battled low self-esteem. It wasn't until a year ago, I truly saw how beautiful I was, and that I was a true catch, someone definitely worth marrying. And that revelation makes everything a bit sweeter, now. Due to age and a great appreciation of the beauty I have (inside and out), I am able to walk around with confidence. I am able to not be so bothered by what people have to say. Perception has everything to do with confidence. When you consider what others may say, you begin to doubt yourself (definitely a tool of fear). For example, I use to be ashamed to show my feet, I was scared somebody may talk about how stubby my toes are, or call them ugly. Now, I wear them out, sometimes they are just as ashy as they want to be (not often but it's my choice). I am so unbothered about other people's opinions of me now; if I do not want to shave my legs, I don't have to, and I am still beautiful! As you get older, you realize how you see things has a lot to do with what you do in life. I am unapologetic for who I am, what I look like, and what I am currently doing in life. I just live the best way I desire too! And hope to inspire my daughter to be her true, authentic self.
asia kinielPublished 6 years ago in MotivationWho You Are
A friend of mine recently asked me about how she should act on an upcoming date. Specifically, she wanted to know what to wear, what kind of food to order, and what to talk about. To me, this sounded like a ridiculous question because of course, my answer was for her to just be herself. I told her to wear whatever she wants, eat whatever she wants, and talk just like she would talk to anyone else. For me, it seemed like such an obvious answer, but so often people seem to ask me questions similar to this one, trying to be someone they’re not. And I feel like we all act that way every once in a while. We feel like we have to fit the norm or we assume people will like us better if we try to adopt a new personality.
Molly WeinfurterPublished 6 years ago in MotivationLittle Leaps of Faith
In my belief and experience as a college student, paying your way through college isn't easy, but thankfully God provided a job to pay the bills! Although I am not a social butterfly always eager to talk to people or meet new people, or even being a customer service agent, I don't think manual labor is the easiest job in the world either.
Rebekah LottPublished 6 years ago in MotivationMake Art
Make art. For artists and creators, there come times in our lives when we hit a dry spell in creativity. We may not dance.
Hannah WhatleyPublished 6 years ago in MotivationHow To Overcome Fear?
Welcome, everyone!! My name is Michael, and today, I will discuss a problem where all of us are familiar with, and it is overcoming our fears.
Michael ReynosoPublished 6 years ago in MotivationMoments
In today's society, we are faced with so many choices, decisions, that are in place because of social appearance and media. You have to be thin, but not too thin. You have to be physically fit, but not to bulky. You have to spend wisely but don't over indulge. You have to be presentable, but not over dressed...
Terence ThirlwellPublished 6 years ago in MotivationStuck
The morning starts and I look at my calendar; nothing. Always nothing. No alarms, no anything. I have no money, nothing to do. I fill the day with watching TV/playing video games as per usual, surprised that debt collectors haven't busted down the door to repossess anything, but this time nothing; I feel no joy from it, just passing the time. Have you ever had that feeling, just utter and pure absence of emotion? We're all on this floating rock and without paper, we have no freedom; we're all just stuck.
Elijah TaylorPublished 6 years ago in MotivationFind Your Happy
Everybody wants to be happy yet so many of us struggle with finding the happiness that we're after. Too often we turn to materialistic goods, alcohol, drugs, and similar activities thinking that these will bring us happiness only to realize that the pleasure we gain from such shallow things is only temporary. True happiness comes from within, when we feel that we are realizing the potentials of our inner self. Check out these seven tips for a happier you and try to apply them to your life. You'll be surprised how big of an impact these simple tips can have in your own life.
Buddy AgyinPublished 6 years ago in Motivation