happiness
Happiness, defined; things that help you find happiness, keep it, and share it with others.
A New Day
I awoke this morning, well before the sun rises, as usual. I greeted the day by kissing my loving husband of 19 years, best friend, and soul partner good morning. I thanked the universe and the powers that be for all the wonderful people and things I have in my life. We both slipped gently out of bed, took a deep breath, and a good stretch. I then asked myself two very familliar questions: What will the day bring? Am I ready to take on the challenge, and set my path? We then began our morning routine. As my husband prepared for his day ahead at work, and made our morning brew, I began loving our children good morning. We sat together, sipping on our cups, and sharing our plans and ideas for the day ahead of us. Most of it mundane, including chores, work plans, and routine. I then kissed my husband good bye, and sent him off by wishing him a good day. My focus then turned back toward my beautiful children. My 14 year old boy, Tanner was up and running. I made sure he was dressed well, cleaned himself up, and brushed his teeeth. Then came the time to send him out to the bus. As you would guess, he was less than excited. I sent himout the door by telling him to have a good day, I love him, and that he should always make an effort, and I'm proud of him. My 8 year old daughter, April was also preparing for the day. We picked out her outfit, brushed her beautiful, curly, strawberry blonde hair, with lots of "I love You". With hugs and kisses, I bundled her up in her winter attire, and sent her off to the bus. I happened to turn my gaze toward the east, and noticed a hopeful, beautiful, all natural site. The giant mountain range in full view of my dream property, was magical looking this morning. They were blanketed with a mist, and a faint glow of light behind them gently illuminated them, allowing them to glow with an almost purple hue. The sun was about to rise. Something deep within me was encouraging me to stand witness to this sunrise on this particular morning. As the heavenly body began to peek through the tips of the mighty, misted mountains, the colors in that plane began to transform. From glowing blues and purples, to the brightest, most vivid yellows and awe inspiring gold. The sun then began to reveal it's form. With it's body came sharp, concentrated beams of golden light, like lazer beams pointing directly at parts of nature that surround us, and things that are very important to my family and I. The energies that came from these incredible light formations were almost indescribable. I knew I had to capture the moment. I took my cell phone out of my pocket, lifted it toward the light and power, and hit the button. I was almost blinded by the light, but I could not look away. The powerful beams felt warm and inviting over my body, and it was almost like I was bathed by the light. My soul felt cleaned, and a powerful energy of loving hope swepted over me. At that moment, struggles aside, I had been given the answers to my morning questions. I was ready to not only face, but imbrace a new day. I was ready to take on any challenge, and forge ahead on the right path. I was granted the courage and confidence to take whatever was thrown my way, with a new hope to come out on top. My inspiration for this photo are the energies and thoughts and feelings I had while witnessing this natural, every day event. Some may call me a dreamer, because I have always appreciated and enjoyed the visual beauty of a nice sunrise or sunset. I realized that on this day, it was a little different. Something about it was a little more special. Visually, the beautiful, strong, directed beams of light that shined a path for me, and directed on the things in my life I hold dear, and dream about. Feeling the warm, blanketed, golden energy, giving me the fuel to press foreward with my dreams and goals. Within the golden lights, I was granted a feeling of hope for what is next to be. The joy of questions answered in that event was inspiring. The message behind this photo is something that I am grateful for the opportunity to share. Many of us, every day have mountains to climb and conquer. Sometimes in life, the mountains are misted. though we do our work to climb, the mist may keep a clear path from being revealed. However, if we can open our hearts and our souls to the bright light and the promise of a new day in our sunrise, it can light our path. We can all be granted the hope and courage to follow our paths, and be at our best for ourselves and others. If we choose to take in the light, instead of dwelling in the dark, we can do anything in our potential, and know who we are deep inside. The reason why I took this photo, and tell my story with it, is not only to inspire others, hopefully. I also decided to take this photo, and tell the story because sometimes I feel a little defeated, exhausted, worried, and just plain down or frustrated. I feel I need something such as the photo to look back on when these feelings fall over me. I hope that by having this reminder, I can remember those moments, and transform any negative, maybe even dark feelings within me into hope and light for the day. No apps, no editing, no HDR. The photo is completely raw, real, and uncut, straight from the camera on my phone. It is a real glimps of the experience.
By Rebecka Lamb6 years ago in Motivation
The Light at the End of the Carnation
In this picture you may see nothing more than a flower, and a obscure Yellow dress that I’m wearing. Although it seems bizarre and at best a mediocre picture; but this picture is so much more. It’s the epitome of when, so called “time freezes”. It symbolizes that moment when you just stop, and take in the beauty of the scenery or object in front of you.
By Chloe Haywood6 years ago in Motivation
What Does Happiness Mean To You? (The Truth About It)
The Truth About Happiness And How To Find Yours Take a second to reflect on your life in the past and present. How happy were you in the past? When were you at your happiest? How do you feel today, right now?
By Christina Spohr6 years ago in Motivation
Stuck In Traffic
alot of folks wake up wondering what the day will be like and sometimes some predict their day either writing down what they want to accomplish or achieve on that particular day itself. While others just simple get up and get going .And you ask yourself while you are on the road .where am I going to?
By Oma ikomi6 years ago in Motivation
The Shortfalls of Solitude
In a society that craves the success of the individual, an implication arises that any success or failure is our own--or at least that's the message delivered. Successes? Great. You win that contract, close that deal, beat that level in your video game, get an A on your test! It was you, and all your hard work that made it so. But slip up your pitch, lose the deal, or fail your test, and it was also you, and your failed efforts, that caused it to be so. Even more damning, you might remember that when you were out celebrating that big contract, you might remember that your coworkers or partners were trying to claim the credit for that success all to themselves--"Hey, if I hadn't edited that slide we would have been screwed!" or "Hey, if I hadn't done that research on the company we would have never known how to pitch it!" That strange paradox of individualism: in trying to promote ourselves, we think that we need others to steal successes as our own!
By James David Lewis6 years ago in Motivation
The Journey of Self - Care:
In the past few years, I've discovered that I have become someone who is easily taken advantage of. The errand runner, then drops what you're doing friend, a whatever you want a friend- that was me. This led me to develop bad habits of going, going, going until I can not go anymore. I felt like I was being used and abused, which lead me to feel depressed and full of anxiety- staying up at night worrying about what others were thinking about me.
By Rachel Hicks6 years ago in Motivation
Finding Peace
We all just want to be happy. Happiness is sold to us, we are shown through ads, social media, TV, books, movies, all of it, we're told we need to keep chasing happiness. There's one more thing we need. One more eyeshadow pallet to make us beautiful, and if we're beautiful, we can be happy. If we're with the right person, we'll be happy. If we go to the right places, and see all the right things, we'll be happy. I have spent my entire life, chasing happiness. It's the only thing I ever want. Money comes and goes, friends come and go, I just fucking wanted to be happy.
By H Martin6 years ago in Motivation
Why I left my 9-5 job and moved to Bali!
Why I wanted to move to Bali - Escaping the modern 9-5 job There are many reasons why I decided to move to Bali, but let’s start from the beginning. A year and a half ago, I came to Bali for the first time on a very spontaneous, unplanned, and may I say quite chaotic trip. At that time, I had recently graduated from USC and found myself in a pretty common situation of any recent grad: I was overworked at a 9-5 job that I wasn’t passionate about and became bogged down with the post graduation blues. From being micromanaged by my boss to coming home way past dark, I constantly asked myself - “Is this all there is to life?”.
By Kendall Fuhrman6 years ago in Motivation
7 Things A Millennial Must Do In Order To be Really Happy With Life
Yours truly is a millennial, and therefore is able to provide true insights as to what millennials want and need in order to thrive and enjoy their life all round. We're not a demanding bunch. We know what we want, and we're able to question authority as quickly as soap removes dirt. We're not lazy. We really do work hard.
By Justine Crowley6 years ago in Motivation
WHO IS EDB?
Insanity, a word which as many definitions. (1)the state of being seriously mentally ill; madness. (2)extreme foolishness or irrationality. All of those are good, but the one I am most familiar with is one we have used in these streets. A train of thought which must have escaped the academic minds. The TRUE DEFINITION of insanity is... “Doing the SAME THING looking for a Different Outcome!!” Another key word I want to focus on is SAME THING.. Ya see doing the same thing has a lot of layers. That could mean, working for the same company despite it constantly keeping you pissed TF off.. It could mean hanging out with the same people, who constantly leave you wanting to vomit, or even attending the same places which trigger unpleasant thoughts and or feelings. If you are like me, you constantly ask yourselves, why you keep putting yourself through this 💩💩??
By Erik DeSean Barrett6 years ago in Motivation
