happiness
Happiness, defined; things that help you find happiness, keep it, and share it with others.
Declutter Your Life
January is usually the time where we try to start fresh with new goals or habits. April rolls around and we try to get rid of all our things that we don't need/want anymore and make room for summer items. Doing these things and starting over is so refreshing for your house, closet and all things materialistic, but what about your mind? What things are you still holding onto that you know you need to let go? When are you going to start making room for new things to fill your mind and help you flourish into the person you want to become.
By Deonna Scott7 years ago in Motivation
Fragile Contents
Wouldn't it figure? I specifically included (in bold letters) the word "FRAGILE" on my box of items from around the world. I carefully bubble-wrapped each individual, delicate possession with utmost precision and said a prayer with each piece of tape enclosure.
By Christine Poling7 years ago in Motivation
Rain, Moon, Talk
Last night, a sprinkling of autumn rain shook itself down from the clouds, and a not-quite-full moon the color of pearls rose in a velvet sky. My friend and I tucked ourselves just under the eves of her parents house, out of the wet and talked and cried and kissed cheeks and told stories and prayed.
By Hadley Frances7 years ago in Motivation
I'll Be Happy When. Top Story - October 2018.
"I'll be happy when..." A common phrase many of us have uttered. I'll be happy when the bills are paid. I'll be happy when my spouse gets home. I'll be happy when we are living in our new home. I'll be happy when I leave this job. I'll be happy WHEN. The problem is every time you reach the WHEN you work towards your next one, never to reach this happiness you long for.
By J B7 years ago in Motivation
Things Happy People Always Do
There are many things happy people always do to feel happy daily. Being happy requires self care and practice. You must invest in yourself, manifest positivity, and make your mental health a top priority. If you want to feel happy, here are some things you can do daily to remind yourself to get in the right mindset, and continue on a positive path.
By Morgan E. Westling7 years ago in Motivation
The Power of Art
Art is one of the most powerful expressions of life. There is so much to cultivate and experience through it. Art, in its various shapes and forms, is a place to find community and passion, to share perspectives and learn about those you haven't experienced. It brings people together who you may have never met. It stimulates conversation and idea sharing. It evokes emotions you might not have known you had. The possibilities are truly endless.
By DLC7 years ago in Motivation
Why You Must Believe in Yourself
I worry a lot about the future... I mean, I worry about finding my place in this big world and making my mark. I also struggle a lot with believing in myself... It's a problem that I face quite frequently. Some days are worse than others, but these thoughts always leave me confused and a little depressed, wondering if my life will ever turn out the way I dreamt of when I was a child...
By Osana Lindsay7 years ago in Motivation
Loyalty to Happiness
Today an hour or so before twilight, with the sky a blend of white and azure, clement as any January day I have seen in years, I read a sentence that made me consider many things. Near the end of a particularly beautiful if not structurally vertiginous short story, the affair of a man named Nino was briefly described. The narrator recalled, “…So Nino sometimes embellished his life with extramarital adventures, in order to display his loyalty to what he called happiness…” What sort of tickled or brushed against my antennae here was not the mention of infidelity, or the suddenness of which adultery was brought up and then moved past. It was the fact that Nino had, at least in his mind, remained loyal to something, namely, what he considered to be happiness. And so, I couldn't help but wonder what deep down I am truly loyal to. After all, we all have our devotions and allegiances, be them virtuous or otherwise.
By Taylor Church7 years ago in Motivation
Triple Threat
I made three brief bullets in preparation of this note; as a makeshift outline. I dare not type them now for shame of realizing the pure crypticness of them. In any event, I resolved to create something for the sake of a much needed “HAFF Time;" as so elegantly named by the lovely Kalyn Nicholson (Kalyn’s Coffee Talk). It is based off of an element from a recent concert from one of her fellow Toronto natives (in addition to major sporting events [Halftime]). The acronym stands for “Honesty, Acceptance, Forgiveness, and Focus” (if I got the order right). I was recently afforded the opportunity to be brutally honest with myself by a newly christened BFF (Best Friend Forever). He demanded an answer to a question that I have long dreaded for some reason: “What is stressing you out?”
By Nefarious Darrius7 years ago in Motivation
