Before I start this thread off, I just want to let you all know that this is all from personal experience and that I’m speaking on what I like to do and sharing what has worked for me so just know that this is coming from good intentions and that I just feel very passionate about this and so I want to share it with you all. So, Happiness. What is it? It’s basically a genuine feeling that you experience that starts from the inside. Everyone is on a hunt for happiness. I mean, who wouldn’t want to be happy? Something I think you can all relate to is that there are many things that can trigger happiness. For example, getting a gift, getting a good grade, or just anything good that comes your way. But what some people don’t realize is that you have the choice to be happy every single moment in every single day. We all have ups and downs in life, so I think the best way to stay happy through all that is to just have an optimistic mindset. I know, you may all have probably heard this and know that it’s one of the biggest cliches in the world but happiness is really simple. Sometimes so simple that we miss it. Having an Optimistic Mindset One great thing is that you do not have to be born with it. A big way to start becoming an optimistic person is to start becoming aware of how you react to something that’s coming your way, good or bad. There is always a positive way of thinking about everything that happens to you. There is always a positive route that you can take. But because of that, there is always a negative way of thinking as well. Ex: Experiencing traffic on the road. People can get upset about this because it’s just something that life just throws at you and yet you don’t have much power over it. Once you’re in the car, and you’re sitting there for over an hour or so trying to get to the place you need to be, you can get upset and just dread every single minute of it. Instead, personally, I like to use that time in the car to my advantage. Usually, when I’m sitting there I go through some of my favorite music on my playlists as well as discover new songs. It’s pretty strange because now that I have that mindset/perspective, whenever I get stuck again, I can get excited. And so, in that situation I chose to take the positive route. I personally believe that everything happens for a reason. I feel like, every time something sad happens in my life, I end up realizing that I actually needed that to happen for whatever specific reason. There are many things that you could complain about but those are the life lessons that you need to go through and experience to learn as a person. Some of you could say, “Ok, what if I just don’t have it in me?” or “What if I can’t control these thoughts and emotions I have when I react to something negative?” That is something you can’t get stuck thinking because if you think that, then obviously it’s what’s going to happen. Something else I’ve learned over the past month is that you can’t become a positive and optimistic person overnight. It’s a growing process and experience that you continue to go through. I personally have been working on this and to be aware of my thoughts as well as having an open mind. However, it can take a bit of time for you to just reach a certain point where you start to think about everything in a positive way without even trying to. I personally think that that should be the goal for everyone to achieve. I’m not saying that having an optimistic mindset is scientifically proven or anything but I’ve had so many experiences and I’ve had many conversations about this subject and I gotta say, it works. It can definitely work for so many people. The more I just started practicing and to just.. do it, the happier I became as a person. Focus your energy on being positive rather than negative and because of this, I’ve been able to meet so many people and to just stay in a positive attitude. Some other quotes/sayings I’ve found that inspired me: ☆ We focus too much on what we don’t have, rather than what we do have. ☆ Happiness can only be NOW. We all have a certain amount of time on Earth and most of us don’t realize this. ☆ Live in the moment! ☆ Stop feeling sorry for yourself. ☆ If you have a bad beginning, it doesn’t mean you would have a bad finish. ☆ Find your purpose. ☆ Give out and be kind. ☆ Kindness is a type of happiness that everyone is capable of. ☆ Laugh! Smile! ☆ Befriend yourself. Get to know YOU. ☆ Learn to control your mouth. If you don’t have anything nice to say, it’s probably best not to say anything at all. ☆ Compliment people. ☆ Go search and read some positive quotes. I know it may sound weird but they have actually really helped me. I know this thread is probably super long by now but I just want to give all of you this reminder so that you know that you can choose to be happy. Happiness is up to you. You don’t have to only be happy when good things come your way because everyday, life just throws so many things at you and you can experience things like losses, heartbreaks, bad grades, just things you don’t have control over and just having this optimistic mindset can help. I hope this thread helped you and if you have any advice or anything please reply down below. I'd love to hear all your thoughts and comments about this topic. Thanks for reading. Keep Smiling.
lmao such a janice thing to do. "Learn to control your mouth. If you don’t have anything nice to say, it’s probably best not to say anything at all." I hate that quote tho lmao. Nice thread. You're too good of a person Janice.
How to be happy -edit from this post pff- -Troll people -hack and laugh because people still think ur legit (jk dont try this) ok ezpz
Thanks for reading. Means a whole lot. I'm glad it helped you guys. Thanks for reading. c: And Keep Smiling ;) That's great. Love you all too <3 Haha :tearsofjoy: I don't suggest doing that here. ;p Thanks for reading.
