do what makes YOU happy

Lately I've realized that much of my days are filled with trying to please others. Trying to do what makes them happy so they aren't mad at me, so I can move on with my day. This isn't how things should be though, we have to live with ourselves everyday. We spend the most time with ourselves, but we try to do what makes other people and society as a whole happy. Something in this equation just doesn't add up. Have you done inventory of what makes you happy lately? What are those little things that you may do during your daily routine that you don't recognize are making you happy? Or if you don't find yourself happy everyday, what are those things that you can do that will brighten your day?

It's hard to be happy. There are a lot of pressures that can bring you down, but every single person deserves to be happy. I personally have had a really tough semester, but lately I've truly realized what the little things are that bring me some spark of happiness during the day. While I may not be happy with my day, or the events occurring throughout my day I do find ways to bring happiness into my life, in hopes that I can help others be just as happy. As I walk to class everyday and I walk through the crisp leaves on the ground and hear the slight crunching noise I find happiness. As I continue on my journey down High Street going to class, I realize that I am happy looking at the sheer simplicity of Longwood's campus and the happiness on other people's faces. I look at my phone and see a text message from my mother, or any family member, and I am brought happiness knowing that they are there. I walk into the library and am greeted with open arms from those closest to me at Longwood, and I see and feel happiness. I sit here at 1:45 in the morning writing this blog and I am just as happy as I could ever be for how sleep deprived I am. 

I could go on for days. These are all such little tasks, but together they are monumental, and that is what happiness is about. It's about being more than content, being more than okay, it is about living the life you want to live every second of every day. Be happy. Cherish life and be happy. I challenge you to take those small tasks, recognize which ones make you happy, and acknowledge when they happen during your day. If you are able to sit back and see the happiness in your life, you will be able to move forward and help others achieve this happiness as well.