happiness
Happiness, defined; things that help you find happiness, keep it, and share it with others.
The Anti-Cliché
Before I begin, I ask of your forgiveness The holidays are over and I’m feeling pessimistic. The stress of expectation and anticipation is over, but so is the spirit of hope and new beginnings. So I ask you to bear with me as I criticize some of your favorite chlichés, point out what I believe to be some harsh realities, and get altogether down on myself.
By Ashlinn Parsons8 years ago in Motivation
Stress Is Optional
If anyone had told me two years ago that "stress is optional," I would have rolled my eyes and then asked them what they're selling. But here's the truth of it—where you can't control your initial emotional response to stress, you can control the thoughts and decisions you make in response. When I first began practicing the techniques I will share here, it was very difficult to change the automatic responses I had wired my brain to make. However, I put the practice to the test every day and every time I remembered to. It wasn't long before I rewired my brain so that my automatic response to stress was to remain calm and think things through.
By Becca Willson8 years ago in Motivation
Healthy Ways to Deal with 'The Blues'
Feeling blue is a normal part of life. Maybe you didn't get the promotion you worked so hard for or you were let down by your best friend. Maybe you just feel like you're in a funk for no reason at all. Whatever the reason for your low mood, you can rest assured that we've all been there. It's normal and perfectly okay to be sad, but you don't have to just sit on the couch binge watching Netflix and eating way too much ice cream. There are many simple things you can do to get yourself out of your funk.
By Becca Willson8 years ago in Motivation
Clarity
I'm grown now... All my life I believed being an adult was independence and the choice to be free. Being able to make your own decisions and living up to them because you made them whether they were good or bad. Now this is all true, but as I grow, I'm learning that I'm consistently growing and with that there's so much more to this thing we call the "adult life."
By Queen Yve8 years ago in Motivation
For the Universe
It’s scary sometimes, especially in the moments that you think, “hold on, why again?” Because it’s almost as if everything that you have ever worked for, ever dreamed of, it’s all momentarily covered in a cloud of doubt, a fog made from fear and panic and whatever else. It’s never quite an easy answer to the question: “But why are we here? What are we doing? What is the point of all this?”
By em8 years ago in Motivation
How to Deal with Loneliness. Top Story - January 2018.
Let's be honest, humanity is a social species. We all thrive off each other, comedians tell us jokes, leaders protect us, and friends take care of us. Yet at times, maybe we feel like we don't have friends or maybe our friends are just not around. Maybe we can't find a date or something and that's okay. It's okay to be lonely. And I'm going to tell you how exactly you can be your own best friend.
By Jacob Harold8 years ago in Motivation
Kill Your Inner Critic
The best New Year's Resolution any of us can make is to kill our inner critic. We hold ourselves back and sabotage our best intentions when we allow our thoughts to constantly criticize and belittle us. When I first heard about this idea, I thought to myself, "I don't do that!" Then, I started paying attention to my thoughts. WOW! That was an eye opener! I couldn't believe how awful I was to myself.
By Becca Willson8 years ago in Motivation
How to Make Peace with Your Inner Self
You would be surprised how undervalued routine is. How much calm and happiness meditation can bring into your life. How much you will look forward to being yourself every one of 1,440 minutes of the day if you put momentary emotions aside.
By Olga Kuznietsova8 years ago in Motivation
