I Have Decided to Be Happy Stories of Experiences

To be beautiful is to be yourself. You don't need to be accepted by others. You only need to accept yourself.
Had I realized how true this statement is sooner, I could have saved myself many years of pain and frustration. Oh well. All...

When I went to school, the teacher asked me what I wanted to be when I grow up.
I said "happy."

He told me I did not understand the question.

I told him he did not understand life.

J. Lennon

I have a theory, it works for me. If we can just sit and calmly think about our problems and pains, come to a solution then it is a lot easier to make it go away. Understanding the root of the problem sometimes solves the problem. At...

I think I already have a good attitude about life. I really love my life. I love who I am with and I love how things are going. I mean I have my days like everyone else, but then I pick myself back up again.

Most of my 'down days' come...

For the past few years of my life I have been quite unhappy. I'm in my second year of college, living in Chicago, and working in order to pay for my living situation so I have become very anxious (as a result of stress, I'm assuming). I...

-I don't leave because things are hard, I leave because i think i'm no longer worth it.

Tripped,
And fell into the river that runs,
A huge gemstone in front was all i found,
If it wasn't you,i would've drowned,
A beautiful melody,
I...

Once at school, we were given a visualization exercise - which till today i use.

Close your eyes and picture a seed in your hand.
Plant it in the ground - and watch as your perfect garden/landscape starts to grow all around you...

I drew a picture,
A swan with black feather,
When i was told that is the worst drawing ever,
I repainted the feather,
into white color.

I then drew again another picture,
And this time,
I painted the feather into grey color,
Ended up i...

"A friend is like a piece of pie: You can never have too many and they make you happy when you're sad." -Unknown

Anything I'm doing doesn't seem to be working. Hoping that by pretending I'm happy soon enough I'll actually believe it and will be happy...To be honest I doubt it, but I'm sticking to this plan for now.

i have been in this relationship in 5yrs and its seems not working well

Though I knew this since forever , I've just realized how true is that quote..
I don't need anyone to be happy.. I don't need to prove myself to my husband.. I don't need his approval..
All I need is my own appproval.. All I need is to...

It comes down to me. It comes down to reaching my personal goals. If I get up every day and strive to be better, I am happier. I needed the change, I took the chance, it payed off. I now work from home, and spend my days educating...

Can one simply decide to be happy? Have I chosen to be so depressed and miserable for so long? I've tried to make myself be happy before but it never lasts. I just go right back to feeling like shit. At this point I have no idea what's...

From this moment on i am done self-loathing and i am done being sad about something i shouldn't I want to be happy and i am so done with my life not being in my control.. I will not let people take the energy out of me so that they can...

A lot of the time, I convince myself that I am worthless; that those around me all have something I do not - they are prettier, thinner, smarter, better in social situations.
Often I look at myself in the mirror and I am disappointed in...

When I was little I had this irrational fear that monsters lived in the darkest depths of my room. I'd wait in anticipation for the Purple People Eater to jump out of hiding and gobble me up in one bite, just like I had heard in the...

Every morning when I wake up, I feel so happy that I am still alive and able to do my daily routines.The best gift that God has given us is to have senses.I am so happy to see people laugh whenever I crack jokes.To me laughing helps you...

Hi, I'm Emily. :)
I have been a happy person for as long as I can remember. I used to have to physically make myself stop smiling because I was scared I would freak people out, like the Joker. ;)
In Year Seven, I was so happy, it's...

I've decided to make a commitment to happiness. Life is to beautiful and precious to be unhappy and negative all the time.