Happiness

Hello, lovelies. I know it's been awhile, but I just got the urge to write about something and I know it's not fashion or beauty but I really hope you take the time to read it. Thank you!

One thing that has changed is that I'm not the same person I was two years ago. I've learned that being kind, not seeking revenge, caring for everyone, showing respect not only for others but for yourself, going out of your way to make someone's day, smiling, and choosing happiness over sadness is what's important. I've been through way too much this 2013/14 school year than anyone could every imagine but I know that not going through it all wouldn't have made me the person I am in this very moment. I know it's not always easy to be kind and take the high road, but just think of the pride you get out of it. You know you did something good even though you could have chosen to respond in a completely different way. I know that when I do something as little as letting someone go before me while trying to get out of parking lot makes me feel good, because I know that I'd want someone to do the same thing for me. Being kind all the time, even when someone just made you mad, isn't always easy but just think of the satisfaction you get out of being kind. Kindness and generosity comes right back around to you when you're also being kind and generous, but so does being rude and having a bad attitude towards everything. Sometimes people wonder why no one respects them or why someone can't do something nice for them, take a second and think about how you're treating others. Try going out of your way to make someone's day, I guarantee that you wont regret it. There's a bible verse that I really love and think goes perfectly with what I'm trying to say. "But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil." Luke 6:35 Just remember that being kind can get you a long way in life.

Another thing that is important is happiness is a choice. It may not always be the easiest choice, but it's a choice that's most definitely worth it. Why in the world would you want to sit around being sad and unhappy all day everyday. I know it's hard sometimes, TRUST ME, but you're never going to make progress if you continue to just accept the fact that you're unhappy. YOU have the choice to change it. One thing my dad always says is that when you wake up in the morning you have a choice, are you going to reach over and grab a handful of happiness or are you going to grab a handful of sadness? And he's right. Being happy is your best accessory, along with that beautiful smile. 

One last thing that I would love to change, is how girls or women present themselves. It truly saddens me when I know some girls think they need to be half naked on social networking sites, or that they need to indulge in immature behaviors to try to "fit in", or that being mean and stuck up and somewhat being proud of the fact that you think you're a b***ch. Now how in the world are you proud of that? How can you be proud of that? It makes me so sad that girls think this way sometimes and I want to change it. There's nothing okay with acting that way and treating others as though they can't be as good as you are. Not one single person on planet earth is better than the other. We all sin, we all have flaws, we all make mistakes. There was one only ONE perfect person that ever walked this earth and that was Jesus and he died so that we could be forgiven of the sins we commit. I want girls to respect their bodies. If a guy is only talking to you because of the half naked picture he saw, odds are he's not talking to you because he thinks your smart. And don't you want a guy to talk to you because you are smart? Because you are kind. Because you respect yourself and others. Because you always forgive and are quick to apologize. Because you wear that beautiful smile with confidence because you know you don't have to take your clothes off to get attention. Because you truly care for the feelings of others. Don't you want a guy to love you and want to talk to you for those reasons? I just want to clear up that I'm not by any means judging anyone or anything they do. I just truly care and want girls to have the up most respect for themselves and others. 

In the words of the Delta Gamma's "Do Good". 

xoxo, tori

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