happiness
Happiness, defined; things that help you find happiness, keep it, and share it with others.
A Sliver of Sun
My eyes slowly blink open to the sound of my first alarm. I groan, turning it off, wanting nothing more than a few extra minutes. I shift onto my side, settling back in, and that’s when I see it– a sliver of sun, reaching its way through, stretching toward me.
By Emmie Falboabout an hour ago in Motivation
Contagious Habits
People love the Proximity Effect because it sounds like a law with clean edges, something you can tape above your desk next to your expensive notebook and the water bottle with the motivational measurements printed on the side, as if personality were a sourdough starter quietly taking on the flavor of whatever kitchen it sits in, as if the whole ugly business of becoming a person could be reduced to “watch your circle” and not to the more embarrassing fact that people are porous in some ways and stubborn as a rusted hinge in others, and often at the exact wrong times.
By KURIOUSKabout 5 hours ago in Motivation
“Why I quit Melaleuca”
I still remember the day I proudly called myself “successful.” I thought I had finally found the golden opportunity that would change my life forever. The promises were loud, the dreams were big, and the confidence was unreal. I felt like the cock of the walk—walking around as if I had already won life. But slowly, reality started knocking at my door. What looked like a staircase to success turned out to be a maze. The excitement faded, the pressure increased, and I began to question everything I once believed. That’s when I made the hardest decision of my journey—I quit Melaleuca. When I first joined Melaleuca, everything looked perfect. The presentations were powerful, the leaders were confident, and everyone spoke like success was just one step away. They told me I could build a strong income, gain financial freedom, and live life on my own terms. I was excited and fully motivated. I believed I had finally discovered something life-changing.
By imtiazalamabout 7 hours ago in Motivation
Kai & I
“Alright buddy, come on, come on up boy!” Before the final syllable even leaves my lips, Kai is already there. He executes a familiar, rhythmic hop onto the couch, settling into the sacred geometry of our evening routine. For years, this has been our sanctuary: a fortress built of snacks, the soft glow of the television, or the rustle of a books pages. Lately, we’ve been wading through Ray Dalio’s "Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order". We treat the text like a roadmap, to navigate a storm, we both feel coming, a pertinent guide for the times that I’d recommend to anyone trying to find their bearings. When the book is closed and put away, we usually drift into the clinical detachment of some forensic science, or the long looping arcs of world history.
By Meko James about 11 hours ago in Motivation
Threads of Gold
It came like the softest whisper, the way so many important things tend to. She was curled up on the couch, watching another episode of her favorite show, the sun slowly edging down on the horizon after a long day. Her phone lay beside her, quiet as usual. No notifications, just a dark screen. She glanced to the silent device, trying to recall when she had received a text last.
By Bobi Larsonabout 13 hours ago in Motivation
The Small Victory of a Five-Year-Old
Small victories rarely announce themselves. They arrive quietly, often disguised as ordinary moments. A sentence spoken clearly. A door closing behind you. A walk down a hallway where nothing remarkable seems to happen. Yet sometimes, long after the moment has passed, you realize that what seemed small was actually something much larger—an early sign of courage, of dignity, of a person discovering their own voice.
By Dagmar Goeschickabout 14 hours ago in Motivation
DANDELIONS IN THE OUTFIELD
It’s that time again. Yep, my son Jeremiah’s first t-ball game. I know I should be more excited. I signed him up for t-ball, hoping he could relate with other young boys his age. With the hopes of the boyish like mannerisms would rub off on him. Seemingly he is rubbing off on a few of his teammates. I even have a close rapport with his Coach Danny Phelps. Somehow that only led to this shocking surprise, at least for me anyway.
By Jacqueline Elaine Hudsonabout 15 hours ago in Motivation
Freedom Becomes You, Darling
I think I've spent a lot of my life making excuses, going out of my way to convince myself that I am not worthy or capable of becoming the person I want to be. I am too flawed, too imperfect, too tainted to know what belonging feels like. My story is messy. I'm a conglomeration of broken fragments, I've hurt others, and I'm terrified of everything.
By Eden Rowabout 19 hours ago in Motivation
Relearning Joy: How to Make Room for Fun When You've Spent Years in Survival Mode
Joy is one of the first things we lose when we’re living in survival mode. When your life has been shaped by trauma, chaos, stress, or constant emotional labor, joy can feel foreign or even unsafe. You get used to being vigilant. You get used to prioritizing everyone else. You get used to pushing, enduring, coping, and “getting through.”
By Stacy Valentineabout 23 hours ago in Motivation
When you lose everything, you find yourself
When You Lose Everything, You Find Yourself There is a moment — and if you have lived long enough, you have felt it — when the ground beneath your feet simply disappears. It might happen in a single phone call. It might happen slowly, over months, like water carving through stone. One day you look around and the life you built, the person you loved, the job you defined yourself by, the health you took for granted, the dream you sacrificed for — it is gone. And you are left standing in the ruin of what used to be, wondering how you are supposed to breathe through something this heavy.
By Zidanea day ago in Motivation
