Hey guys!
Today is The International Day of Happiness! It's a day to celebrate joy and goodwill, a day that celebrates happiness as we strive to make the world a more beautiful place to be. Here's how you can join in (http://www.dayofhappiness.net/#join)
Happiness is vital to a good life. By definition, happiness is a state of well being, joy, and contentment. It's what we all strive to achieve in our life. I'd go as far as to say finding true happiness is the pinnacle of human accomplishment.
So it pains me to admit that over the last couple weeks I haven't been happy.
Pretty far from it in fact. I was down, upset, angry, sad, and so filled to the brim with emotion that the littlest thing could make it spill over. Believe me, it's possibly the most annoying thing in the world, especially when it starts acting up in the middle of your econ class! I have finally decided that enough is enough.
I've always been a person who was afraid to let go of things. I always felt like by letting go of 
something or someone I'd be letting go of a part of me. That's why I held on to everything no matter how much it hurt. But lately its just been hurting too much. You can only make excuses for other people's behavior for so long before it starts eating away at your soul and that's when you know its time to stop. It's a terrifying prospect, letting go, but as the body ejects all that is toxic to its well being, so too must your soul. The question is, how do you begin? Well, i didn't know either, so I went in search of advice and this is what I found.
"If you want to live a positive life, the key is simple. Suck all the negativity out of it."
Seems simple enough right? Obvious even. And yet, as a species, we often tend to ignore what is staring us square in the face.Hearing this was a wake up call.One i needed desperately. One that i hope to pass on to you today.
If you are unhappy in your life, chances are there is something toxic in it, leeching away at the joy in your heart, consuming you from the inside out till you can barely recognize yourself. Don't let this happen to you, you are worth so much more than that. Start today. I know it will hurt but be brutal. Pluck out everything in your life that makes you sad or angry or hurt. Get rid of anything that makes you feel like less than the magnificent human you are. Get rid of it all till the only thing left is room in your heart to fill with joy. It's time to begin again.
Fill your life instead with the people and things that make you happy. That inspire you. That make you laugh. That make you think and question and examine this world with all its wild wonder. That push you to be the best version of yourself, the You that you never believed was possible. Be around people that kindle the fire inside you, not attempt to rain all over it. Take it from someone who's been through all of this - it's going to be really hard at first to let go of what is familiar to you. But when you do you will be so happy, so grateful, that you will forget you were ever scared. Trust yourself and do what's right for you.
It is the International day of happiness and I find myself extremely proud to say that i am happy today. I am happy for the decisions I've made, the people I've lost, and the ones that I've gained. I am happy for the love I have received. I am happy for the amazing opportunities that lie ahead. I am happy because of the amazing people I get to call family and friends. Most of all, I am happy because I live in this amazing world that has shown me time and time again,that if we truly try, we can have as many new beginnings as we like.
So look around you, find what's making you unhappy, and as politely as you can, shove it out of your life :)
Until next time,
Bianka
