Today is the start of a new month, and
every day is the start to the rest of your life. For the month
of October I am writing 27 posts about how to be happier with life.
You may be asking 2 questions: What do
I know about being happier with life? What could I have possibly
experienced so far that really tested me?
My background is that of a highly
anxious, over-stressed girl. I have had my share of panic attacks;
not the kind where you lay awake thinking too much and lose a little
sleep, I'm talking about sobbing for hours about ridiculous things
that no regular human would waste a blink on. Taking showers just to
lay in the bathtub crying about nothing. My bestfriend has driven
over in the middle of the night to pick me up off the bathroom floor.
It was always hard for me to feel happy
around anyone other than my parents, because I always felt judged by
my peers. So when my parents separated 3 years ago this month I felt
like I didn't have a home or foundation any longer.
You know what is so great about all of
that though? I have learned not to rest my happiness on others. I
have learned how to be happy about myself, all by myself. And maybe
you have experienced something similar to what I described above or
are going through something traumatic . . . this month is for you.
Start today's month of being happier by
thinking about how you really want your life and the person you want
to be. Just take some time to decide not what you want to do,
but what kind of person you want
to be.
People
are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway.
If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway.
For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.
― Mother Teresa
If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway.
If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway.
For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.
― Mother Teresa
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