Have you ever asked yourself, "What makes me happy"?
What is it that brings joy to your life?
What does it feel to be happy?
Often this is one of the most difficult question one must ask themselves because
real happiness cannot be thought of but rather felt.
Seeking happiness in life is inevitable but what does being happy actually mean? Is it the expression of a smile on your face? To be around those who are dearest to you or rather to live your life wild & free with no boundaries?
“Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder...”― H. D. Thoreau
Happiness has a different meaning to each and every one of us. Some people refer to pleasure as their source of happiness while others would want to spend the rest of their lives with the one and true love of theirs. But there is one thing that does not change when we speak about happiness, which is desire.
People always think that if they had something they don't have or did something they always wanted to do, it will make them happy.
Some pursue happiness while others create it.
You spend your life wishing, hoping and desiring. It seems that what you have is just not enough at times. We wish we had more money to go out and follow our dreams for example like traveling. But the truth is money does not buy happiness but that does not mean it can't lessen the pain in life. A wise woman once said to me "Money can't buy me happiness but I'd much rather cry in a mansion." We hope that our lives will improve and often wish that our life was different. Most of us we accept & desire the love we think we deserve.
For one to be happy, stop looking for happiness. Happiness is not something you find but rather something you feel. Don't look for happiness, create it. You won't find happiness in others before you find happiness in yourself for happiness is only a choice and one of us should make.
Isn't it ironic? With all that we have, with all that we are, it seems like it's just not enough. It's our nature to seek happiness, to seek desire. - Mahmoud El Hallab
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I'm the type of person that nowadays still believes that true love does exist in this world. I still believe that someone out there can actually love you all your life. You see, in love it's not about loving someone or being loved by someone else, it's about loving and being loved by the same person. Maybe it is true that True Love has become harder to find but you can't possibly say that it is impossible to find. Most of us wish that one day we'll come across that person during the journey of our life but now of course we'll have many lovers during our life so how will you know which one is the right one?
The truth is, you don't find love, love finds you. If you dont find the right person for you now, that does not mean you never will, you just have to keep looking harder, have patience and never give up hope for in the end it is only hope that we have left.
True Love is not when you find a person cute, rich or funny. Love is not based on beauty or mere lifelessness luxuries such as money but rather those are a bonus in life. True Love is when you just get the feeling that the person you're with is simply right for you. That the person simply understands you, trusts you and your heart skips a beat when you see them. They make you smile and you feel happy when you're around them, feels as if the world is perfect like it's never going to end. You find them kind, sweet, and loving. You feel safe in their presence and just the sense of them just standing next to you, that will mean
the world to you.
Knowing if you truly love someone it does not take days, weeks or months but even years sometimes. It is fairly true that some of you may think it's not worth it, to wait years to find the perfect person for you but ask yourself this question; would you rather spend the rest of your life going in and out of relationships?
Sooner or later you will know that the wait was worth it and now you can be happy because you finally found someone that truly appreciates you for who you really are, not perfect, and they wont even mind one bit. Well this was just my opinion on True Love that is.
In a way, love is like a dream, something so amazing, magical, something so beautiful. Makes you feel as if the world is perfect, like it's never going to end. - Mahmoud El Hallab
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I simply love this movie, this song & scene!
Memories in our hearts stab us like a knife. Part of us wishes they would go away but part of us doesn't want to forget.
There were days when I used to sit down and just think of the past, of the days that are no more. I sit back and I look through a memory book. A book that brought back both happy & sad moments to mind. When I look at my old pictures, all I can see is what I used to be but am no longer. I think: What I can see is what I am not. I feel like I'm in a world full of childhood memories and everything around me is constantly changing with the fear in me that I'll forget the the moments that took my breath away. Moments that go by so very fast and sometimes before we even realize it, they're gone forever.
Some memories bring back the sense of joy to our life. They remind us of how good things used to be. How happy life can be. But you see, moments such as these pass us by in a blink of an eye. And at the other side, some memories bring tears to our eyes. They remind us of the pain we felt deep in our chest, the people we have lost and the mistakes we have done.
A photograph is the pause button of life.
The truth is there's one thing I learned in life. It goes on with or without you.
10th Grade
As I sat there in English class, I stared at the girl next to me. She was my so called "best friend". I stared at her long, silky hair, and wished she was mine. But she didn't notice me like that, and I knew it. After class, she walked up to me and asked me for the notes she had missed the day before and handed them to her. She said "thanks" and gave me a kiss on the cheek. I wanted to tell her, I want her to know that I don't want to be just friends, I love her but I'm just too shy, and I don't know why.
11th Grade
The phone rang. On the other end, it was her. She was in tears, mumbling on and on about how her love had broke her heart. She asked me to come over because she didn't want to be alone, so I did. As I sat next to her on the sofa, I stared at her soft eyes, wishing she was mine. After 2 hours, one Drew Barrymore movie, and three bags of chips, she decided to go to sleep. She looked at me, said "thanks" and gave me a kiss on the cheek. I want to tell her, I want her to know that I don't want to be just friends, I love her but I'm just too shy, and I don't know why.
Senior Year
The day before prom she walked to my locker. My date is sick" she said; he's not going to go well, I didn't have a date, and in 7th grade, we made a promise that if neither of us had dates, we would go together just as "best friends". So we did. Prom night, after everything was over, I was standing at her front door step. I stared at her as she smiled at me and stared at me with her crystal eyes. I want her to be mine, but she isn't think of me like that, and I know it. Then she said "I had the best time, thanks!" and gave me a kiss on the cheek. I want to tell her, I want her to know that I don't want to be just friends, I love her but I'm just too shy, and I don't know why.
Graduation Day
A day passed, then a week, then a month. Before I could blink, it was graduation day. I watched as her perfect body floated like an angel up on stage to get her diploma. I wanted her to be mine, but she didn't notice me like that, and I knew it. Before everyone went home, she came to me in her smock and hat, and cried as I hugged her. Then she lifted her head from my shoulder and said, "you're my best friend, thanks" and gave me a kiss on the cheek. I want to tell her, I want her to know that I don't want to be just friends, I love her but I'm just too shy, and I don't know why.
A Few Years Later
Now I sit in the pews of the church. That girl is getting married now. I watched her say "I do" and drive off to her new life, married to another man. I wanted her to be mine, but she didn't see me like that, and I knew it. But before she drove away, she came to me and said "you came!". She said "thanks" and kissed me on the cheek. I want to tell her, I want her to know that I don't want to be just friends, I love her but I'm just too shy, and I don't know why.
Funeral
Years passed, I looked down at the coffin of a girl who used to be my "best friend". At the service, they read a diary entry she had wrote in her high school years. This is what it read: I stare at him wishing he was mine, but he doesn't notice me like that, and I know it. I want to tell him, I want him to know that I don't want to be just friends, I love him but I'm just too shy, and I don't know why. I wish he would tell me he loved me! `I wish I did too...` I thought to my self, and I cried.
