happiness
Happiness, defined; things that help you find happiness, keep it, and share it with others.
Where Were You Last Year - Pt.2
Wow. Well, that came on fast. My 18 years of life are being fulfilled this very moment and I feel g r e a t... but not quite in the moment. The day before my birthday, I was laying on the floor of my room crying (I know, what a great way to start this essay, especially with that intro line?!). But for real, I was crying. Sobbing actually. I already had my annual family birthday the weekend before and that was nice but I always kinda of hated it because it never felt personal. The party was fun as always but I was missing my friends. A lot of my friends couldn't show up because it's the first week of college and everyone is moving or freaking out about starting school. So no one kind of showed. My real wish for my 18th was just to see all of my friends again. I was willing to turn around, go back to Monterey for two days and burn back down to SoCal for Labour Day weekend, just to have a bonfire with them. But plans fell through, and I couldn't get all of my friends to come one one day so yeah, I was crying my eyes out. Yeah, it hurt like a bitch. Yeah, I laid there on the night before my 18th, crying my eyes out, trying to figure out a way to make my only true birthday wish happen. But it didn't. I guess there's no better slap in the face of reality than that. Welcome to damn adulthood little Lo. Who knew being 18 would be so heartbreaking.
By Lauren Day8 years ago in Motivation
Blessed and Fortunate
Growing up as a little girl, there's always something important to you, whether it's your pink bow tied dress or your fluffy white socks. My name meant the world to me. The origin of Fartun came from the word Fortunate, which means lucky in Italian. It was a part of who I was, and it still is. I was always being tyrannized because of my name. There were times in my life when I wanted to change my name or at least change the spelling, yet my name is extremely valuable to me, My great-grandmother gave it to me. But I was unsatisfied with my tag, because of the way it was pronounced. There were couple of years in elementary school that I was bullied. The fifth grade was the most excruciating school year. A classmate of mine would always call me “Fart-Tune. She has a Fart in her Tune.” I would laugh on in the outside but slowly break down in the inside. My name was my identity, it showed others where I came from, and it also described my personality.
By Fartun Stayflexin8 years ago in Motivation
You Have Got to Love Yourself
I am 22 years old with a bachelor's degree under my belt from one of the most distinguished universities in America. I graduated with a 3.92 GPA and concrete plans of immediately continuing on with my education to pursue my master's degree. A few weeks before the application deadline for graduate school, I realized I had not even begun to fill it out. This was highly unlike me, as I have always been motivated to achieve what I want, and it hit me that perhaps this meant that wasn't what I really wanted. As the deadline continued to approach, I became even less intrigued at the idea of going. However, pursuing a full-time job did not intrigue me either, and not because I was not willing to work, but because the idea of settling into a less-than-ideal career that did not leave me oozing with passion at the end of the day sounded terribly dreadful. The deadline eventually passed, and I continued on with my previous part-time job.
By Abbey Walters8 years ago in Motivation
Vague Background Story
I like to believe that everything in life happens for a reason. I grew up in somewhat of a religious household, so believing there was a bigger being with a plan was part of life. However, that's not exactly how I see it. I think that every action has a reaction, as in, what goes around comes around. Whether it was in a past life or current life, it will all come back. I'm not extremely religious, but then again most Millennials aren't. I believe that karma is most definitely a bitch, and she will most definitely get you back.
By Kat Garcia8 years ago in Motivation
A Guide to (Maybe) Finding Yourself. Top Story - September 2018.
I wish I could start this off by promising you a fast, 10-minute, easy fix solution, that I could somehow train your mind, body, and soul to sync in perfect harmony by the time you finish reading the last sentence.
By paleseafoam8 years ago in Motivation
Great Feelings
Cat’s great feelings: Driving down a road in the fall, when all the leaves are turning colours, and the road is lined as far as you can see with these colourful tree’s And the already fallen leaves are casually blowing across the road. Watching the way the sun shines through glass. With a slight dust floating through the sun beams, during golden hour. Riding bikes during the golden hour, in the spring, while a great album plays from your phone, and being slightly or a lot stoned. Relaxing in your freshly cleaned house, with acoustic music playing softly, and all the candles that you own burning. The first sip of your favourite beverage. Mine is red Red Bull. Instant happiness. Smoking out of a nicely cleaned or brand new bong or pipe. When it's winter and all the trees are completely white with frost, even if its cold it’s still absolutely beautiful. MOUNTAINS. Driving around looking at Christmas lights during the week of Christmas, with hot chocolate. City lights at night. The smell of pine tree’s. Drinking coffee and writing poetry Finding your comfortable place in your bed, and just feeling completely warm and at peace. Rolling the perfect joint or blunt, and impressing everyone including yourself. The first time drinking eggnog for the season.(Thanksgiving can’t come soon enough) The first warm day after a cold, long winter. Seeing your first flower of spring blossoming in your garden. Laying in a hammock on a warm summer day, just zoned out watching how the sun finds its way through the think leaves. Golden hour in general, the way it makes the whole world look like its being filtered like on my phone. Bonus greatness if you’re wearing sunglasses during it. Doing something to improve a strangers day, be it a smile, extra parking minutes, anything to make them feel good.
By Caterina Greentree8 years ago in Motivation
Becoming an Adult Far from Everything—Pt. II
One year ago, I took the plane to cross the ocean. Six hours later, I was in another dimension: North America. Quite a big deal for an 18-year-old boy who has never lived far from his family. I was unconscious. I did not even know what I was doing… However, I did it.
By Jean 🦅8 years ago in Motivation
Secure Every Loving Foundation
Self love teaches us how to love the world. Our mind works like an energy conductor and as such it creates assumptions about the energy of what is happening and then projects its interpretations out onto the world around us so we can watch it play back to us and teach us what we most need to learn, but most people are not aware of this even being possible. We see everything in its literal sense as our reactive self does the best it can to interpret the data until we cross the inner bridge to see things symbolically instead. This can happen gradually or in stages that are quite abrupt and we will find afterwards that we were fully prepared by life for these crossings and stages but while we are actually undertaking them, we usually feel completely unprepared. Driven by an instinctual reaction called "fear," we bounce through life like a pinball being buffeted off flippers and bumpers, tilted and smacked until we make our way determinedly through the playing field. Our mettle is tested many times before we get where we want to be and rest in the socket of our own love. There are ways to change this process but how do we earn them if our culture has no idea how to teach us either?
By Gabriella Grace8 years ago in Motivation
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 Carlson8 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. OneHighMom8 years ago in Motivation
