happiness
Happiness, defined; things that help you find happiness, keep it, and share it with others.
How Watching the Sunset Daily Changed My Life...
Let’s face it: school is stressful AF. Especially when you have to arrive every other morning at 7:15 for high school jazz band, throughout the day possessing a serious lack of spare classes (um, more like none), and stay in prison until 4:30 for musical practices.
By Jenna Carlson6 years ago in Motivation
Mid-Life Crisis Before 30
It took me a long time to muster up the courage to take my life back. I got into a tumultuous relationship, straight after a stint in juvenile detention. I was in a confined facility where we were also able to see the boys being held. I was close to 18 and had already completed a GED and Adult diploma. I got to spend my time tutoring the other losers in that place to get their GED's.
By Casey. OneHighMom6 years ago in Motivation
Let's Talk About Getting Back To Being Happy
One day I was roaming around Barnes & Noble when I came across a book that I knew I needed to purchase and read. Getting Back To Happy by Marc & Angel Chernoff has been a book that I have needed in my life for the past few months. I have struggled with depression, anxiety, insecurity, and trust issues for years. I’ve been in and out of treatment since high school. Two years ago, I went to an intense outpatient treatment program that got me back on track and has helped my life immensely.
By Hills A6 years ago in Motivation
Is Happiness the Right Life Goal?
When I was in my early teens, I wanted nothing more than to be respected by my peers. By age eighteen, I wanted to change the world and be recognised as a great mind of the century, maybe even the millennia. A few years later that goal altered to the smaller but perhaps no less difficult, achieving personal well-being.
By Auri Bon6 years ago in Motivation
Not a Trait
Growing up homeschooled had its perks, I could sleep in, I had more time for my hobbies, and I was able to learn in a hands-on way. My mom was my teacher for a while. She sucked at teaching math, not being very good at it herself, but she was exceptional at history. Out of everything she taught me, I remember history lessons the most. I used to read history books about ancient Greece and Rome in my free time, admiring the strength of their generals and most infamous leaders, longing to be like them.
By Kendall M. Fairlane6 years ago in Motivation
When the World Keeps Spinning and You're Still Standing Still
I've been on this planet for 22 years now and honestly, I can say there are very few people out there that were able to help me without me having to mess something up first. My mom and dad were the picture perfect couple in the most picture perfect relationship for as long as I can remember, that is until I graduated high school. My dad left shortly after I graduated. He had confessed to me that he had been seeing another woman for quite some time. (Mind you as if this wasn't enough of a shock to you, it would soon be even more of a shock that she is only a few years older than me). As you can imagine this was a hard thing to process.
By Christina Early6 years ago in Motivation
Loving Yourself
First thing's first, yes the title to this blog is a little cliché, and I know you're probably preparing yourself for a load of inspirational bull, but normally, I'm not an inspirational person. Judging by the title, you've probably made numerous assumptions about me. Let's clear all this up. No, I'm not a vegan. No, I'm not spiritual, and no, I don't do yoga. All in all I'm a pretty grounded person, but I do love myself, and you should love yourself.
By Sam Tooms6 years ago in Motivation
Becoming an Adult Far from Everything
One year ago, I took the plane to cross the ocean. Six hours later, I was in an other dimension: North America. Quite a big deal for a 18-year-old boy who's never lived far from his family. I was completely unconscious. I did not even know what I was doing... But I did it.
By Jean 🦅6 years ago in Motivation
Be the Black Sheep
Many of us “sheep” of society choose to base our everyday life and actions on whatever’s going on in the world. We always find ourselves going everyday with the flow of society. It’s easier to make friends and get followers that way anyways right..? While very few of us “black sheep” of society rather go the hard way. If you asked me I say it's the hard way or the highway; Following a blind society is something that kills our energy, beats us into depression, and drives us to be anxious. Tell me, where does your happiness truly lie? I highly doubt its in following some of the latest trends in society.
By Jessica DelGrosso6 years ago in Motivation
Stones
“I’m telling you, it’s all in the motion.” She holds the stone in her hand and winds her arm back. Knees bent, eyes squinted, and focused on the water. Then, almost as graceful as it is forceful, she chucks the smooth, edgeless stone at the surface of the water and watches it skip.
By Jonathan Miciano6 years ago in Motivation