What if the purpose of life is not to find and bring in happiness, but to cultivate joy within others? To give, to love, and to be useful with all we have.
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I Believe In Happiness
I believe in happiness, and that it is all around, inherent within us.
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Sometimes We Search For Happiness So Much, We Forget It’s Right Here
We’re searching for something that feels unobtainable, and yet, it exists right under our fingertips, all around us, within us.
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Being Positive Does Not Mean Ignoring Your Pain
Positivity comes when you acknowledge what’s happening to you, when you let yourself feel, and then you work on choosing a happy, empowering direction—not as a ‘fix,’ but as a tool to help you heal.
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Maybe Life Is Really Just About Embracing Imperfection And Dancing With The Unknowns
Maybe it’s not about toeing a line, or always having this spotless life, or never messing up but about celebrating how every little moment shapes you—good or bad.
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A Short List Of Things That Bring Me Joy
The way toes feel in sand.
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It’s Not You, It’s Me…Or Maybe It’s Not
It’s not you, it’s me. I think, as I watch the wind blow slits of sunlight through the big pine tree in my backyard. You love me in all the right ways: the hand-holding, the forehead kisses, the tenderness, the love that fills me. But you suck at all the other boy things, like taking me on dates or cleaning your room.
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It’s Okay to be Silly
You have your whole life to be a proper citizen, clean-cut spouse, well-mannered worker.
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4:30am there is a clack of thunder
like shattering glass outside
The Pursuit
Everyone says that you should just go after what you want, those who are meant to be in your life will find their way to you. Self-improvement focuses on the idea that you need to pursue your own dreams first, not people.
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