Category: Happiness
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If You Want Me, You Need To Earn Me
Before you try to date me, you should know a few things. I’m not easily impressed, nor am I easily won. You might think I’m being purposely difficult, impossible or that I’m just being a tease, but having me in your life forever is going to take work. I need someone who will make genuine […]
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Note To Self: You Deserve To Heal
Dear you, The reader. The person behind the screen who’s suffering unimaginable pain unnoticed by those around her. The person who needs to know that someone is listening to her. The person who feels lost, scared, and unsure of what her future holds. This is for you. You deserve love. You deserve to feel something […]
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27 Life Lessons I’ve Gained By 27
1. It doesn’t get easier With every age comes different challenges. We look at toddlers struggling to walk steady, we see kids learning to share while complaining when parents are forcing them to play together, we disapprove when teenagers smoke out of peer pressure in order to fit in, and we feel the stress that’s […]
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Remember To Wait, Because God Has Perfect Timing
To you who feels like giving up on that one dream: don’t. You have to hold on a little bit more. Give yourself and your dream more time to materialize. You have to live to that day when you will be able to say to yourself, “I made it.” You have to believe that this long […]
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A Relationship Can’t Survive Without These 10 Things
Giving your relationship positive energy is a truly loving gesture. A relationship cannot survive on its own. It needs the care and nurturing of two adults, giving to each other in a way that creates a mutually beneficial connection. To foster a deep and loving relationship, there needs to be: 1. Kind, constant, and honest […]
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How To Let Go Of The Hurt That’s Holding You Back From Happiness
It’s time to LIVE. An article by Mayo Clinic points out, “Life does not exclude any of us from bearing some degree of heartache, loss, and suffering. But, if we carry each one of these scars with us throughout life it will affect us in our relationships with our children, partners, and our careers.” Painful life experiences — […]
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When You Love Someone, You Give Them Room To Grow
When you love someone, you give them room to grow. You do not hold them back out of fear of losing them. You do not keep them tethered to the same town when they want to move. You do not convince them to give up on dreams they have their heart set on following. You […]
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8 People Describe The Exact Moment They Knew They Found Someone Worth The Risk
When you find the one, you can overcome any and all obstacles. Sometimes in life, you just connect with someone on a different, unique level, and you just know that relationship is worth pursuing, no matter what. Still, sometimes the situation is challenging, and it seems risky to see what could happen. Perhaps you live in […]
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Strong Women Never Settle For Less (Even When They’re Lonely)
Proceed with caution. Being single can be a freeing, incredible experience full of adventure, self-discovery… and sometimes crushing moments of total loneliness. No matter how many songs of independence you listen to or how many self-help books you read, there is no escaping the inevitable why-does-it-seem-like-everyone-has-someone-but-me moments. They’re just a speed bump on your road to love, […]
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How to Be Happy When the People Around You Are Not
New study shows how to overcome the effects other people have on your happiness. Difficult times can be depressing for anyone, but perhaps not for you. Your partner may feel unhappy about a precarious economic situation in your household, or about arguments with children, in-laws, or people at work. Others in your circle may be […]