happiness
Happiness, defined; things that help you find happiness, keep it, and share it with others.
My First Tattoo
As a child, I thought tattoos were scary. I was (and still am) afraid of needles, as well as the sight of my own blood. My highly traditional parents ingrained into my brain that I could never have a tattoo because people with tattoos were "bad," "scary," or "trouble-makers," and of course as a child you have to agree. You begin to judge people based on what your parents have taught you until you eventually begin to grow into your own mindset.
By Jade C7 years ago in Motivation
Help! I Don’t Think I’m an Adult
Are you required to have a job to be a grown up? When you think of an adult, what do you see? I see someone with a briefcase. I don't know why that's the first image that pops into my head, but society has conditioned us to connect things together, and that's what I connect. It's no secret that society has expectations for what people need to be. A briefcase is linked to a career, which you need to have if you're an adult. I guess I expect someone that is an adult to have a house, a job, a family, and have it all figured out. What if your life isn't stereotypical?
By Amanda Doyle7 years ago in Motivation
Help Me
Day in a day out we ask ourselves, what are the 10 ways to be successful, what are the 5 ways to be beautiful, what are the 7 ways to be a millionaire? Everything is about me, myself and I. Why don't you sometimes try this, what are the 4 steps to help the person next to me live his dream, what are the 7 steps to impact, inspire, and put a smile on the person's face? Statistics shows that 90% of successful people are still not happy; this is because fulfillment comes from helping the one next to you. This is why some rich people tend to give back to society. Generosity is a way of helping others without expecting anything in return. Generosity is not an equation, like I helped you out so he also should hold me down. Not all of us have money or other resources to help others, but our time, love, and assistance to others can mean a lot and can be worth more than money. It doesn't take only money or sophisticated resources to impact, inspire, and put a smile on people's face.
By Andy Akoto7 years ago in Motivation
Happiness
Happiness. Everything we do as humans is influenced by this emotional state. People look for, and act to achieve each person’s individual concept of happiness. I believe it to be the most sincere and fickle of any of emotion I've ever felt. It's influenced by everything and is ever-changing for most of our lives. I could go on about virtue ethics. The idea that an action is good if it maximises happiness, and vice versa. Or I could list the different things which make me happy. Or I could do neither. The best advice I could ever give myself is to hold on to the joy I take from small things. It's the random acts of kindness which have the power to transform someone's mood from foul to fantastic. It's when someone notices that you're unhappy, and you allow yourself to be vulnerable, and you're accepted for your vulnerabilities and your shortcomings.
By Tim Cottrell7 years ago in Motivation
The Never-Ending Story
My first blog entry on a new platform. Whoa. Cool. Okay. I’d like to let that sink in for a bit. …It’s a quiet, sort-of big moment for me. It’s not like I’ve never blogged before; I've done my time in the blog multi-verse. I just never found my footing. I expected too much from my previous blogs; expecting one blog to become an expert in being an expat and the other, an expert in life advice for 20-somethings. Both blogs still exist somewhere on the internet— long-forgotten ghosts. I gave up on them because it became overwhelming to be an "expert"and I lost the fun.
By Lauren Maxwell7 years ago in Motivation
Dear Body: You Are Worthy, and You Are More Than Enough
You will have less than perfect days, but it’s okay because guess what? It’s normal! You're only human, and you are not REQUIRED to be perfect and at 100 percent all the time. Being 100 percent okay all the time is exhausting. It’s okay to have your moments, but don’t stay in those moments, those lows, for too long. Because you have so ,so much to be grateful for and a lot to celebrate.
By Vi Let7 years ago in Motivation
Take a Risk
We wake up, shower, go to work, come home eat dinner, pay our bills, (if we aren’t too tired we work out) and go to bed. Repeat the next day, and the next day until it becomes automatic, practically mechanical. There’s hardly anytime to do the things we enjoy anymore because there’s so much stress about the bills or you are working long hours and are just plain tired. We get so used to having to do the same thing daily that we fall into a rut and eventually become unhappy with our lives. You’ve been there, I’ve been there. It’s not fun. I was in that rut about two years ago. My husband and I were living in New York and working long hours, sometimes two jobs at once and we were miserable. It was a routine, we got up went to work cane home and went to bed. We both knew this was not living and we needed a change we were just scared to take the leap. Actually, correction - I was scared to take the leap. His idea was to move to Florida. Neither of us had been since we were kids who visited Disney so this would be a big change for us. His mom and sister had just moved down there a year ago and it sparked his curiosity of what life would be like. I, on the other hand, hadn’t dreamed of leaving New York. This was my home. My whole family was here and the idea of living nearly 1,000 miles away gave me anxiety. We had a house already, good jobs, a dog and tons of friends. I thought life was pretty good. It took about 4 months before I started to consider moving. Work was getting more demanding, it was cold and the snow would soon follow, going out with friends came to a lull and the bills just increased. I was at my wits end after a rough day and skidding on black ice when I cracked and told my husband let’s do it! Let’s move! At first he didn’t take me seriously, but the more we talked about it the more I realized maybe it’s what we both needed. That was February of 2016. That July we put the house for sale and by October it sold. It was happening I was moving to Florida. I watched as the real estate agent put the sold sign up in front of our house and all I could think was well we can’t back out now. We had a month before we needed to be out of the house for the new owners. We hosted a farewell party at our house the weekend before we moved. We had 30 of our friends show up for a wonderful night filled with laughs, pictures, stories...and goodbyes. The day we were moving my mom and sister spent the afternoon at our house. We did a few last minute things, ate lunch at my favorite restaurant and took tons of pictures. Our train to the airport was supposed to arrive at 6 PM. We got to the train station which was down the road from our house at 5:30 PM and just took in the last view of our neighborhood one last time. The train pulled in at 6 on the dot and I hugged my mom and sister as tight as I could when I said goodbye. We all cried and with tears in my eyes off we went to the airport. We were on the train for 45 minutes, making stops at different stations, picking up groups of different people. I observed them as they each boarded the train. Each group was out having a great night with their friends and significant others laughing and enjoying themselves while I sat there thinking how my life was going to change drastically. We finally arrived at the airport and the nerves started setting in. Were we making a mistake? What if we don’t find jobs? What if we don’t like Florida? Will we be happier? What if what if what if! I grabbed some Dunkin’ Donuts ice coffee and calmed myself down at the gate. I started to change my though process from worrying to thinking of all the possibilities. My husband and I boarded the plane took some selfies and told ourselves there was no going back. As we took off, I saw New York City from my window seat. I watched as all the colors of the city lights danced acrosss the ocean surrounding it. And then the lights gradually became smaller and smaller intil outside faded to black. I thought goodbye home and I silently cried in my seat.
By Gina Marie Ambrogio7 years ago in Motivation
Tips for Living a Good Life
So many people today are caught up on others, or matters that are simply out of their hands. Some things in life, there is nothing we can do about, but the one thing we do have control over is our minds. Our lives. Your life is yours & nobody can ever take that from you, unless you allow them to. These are some guidelines and life "tips" that I’ve learned to follow by.
By BreAnn Taylor7 years ago in Motivation
How To Trick People into Thinking You're Happy
So, you wake up in the morning and hear your alarm go off. You turn it off and think to yourself, "ugh another day." You finally get up after 10 minutes of pretending to sleep and scroll through our phone. So, when do you have to put your happy face on and pretend you're okay? Could it be when you step out of the house? Could it be when you answer the phone in your fake happy voice?
By Besa Asani7 years ago in Motivation
10 Signs You Are a Confident Person
Whether you're trying to navigate the world of Tinder dates or reading up job interview tips, one thing always seems to be mentioned in the advice you'll hear. That advice, of course, is to be confident when you talk to others.
By Cato Conroy7 years ago in Motivation
10 Things Happy, Confident People Never Do
Insecurity is one of the worst aspects of the human condition, and it's also one of the most common. Whether it's due to other people telling us we're not enough, or due to some innate issue that just always seems to be there, most of us have struggled with insecurity.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart7 years ago in Motivation
