simplicity.

it is our human nature to make life complicated. to look beyond what it really is. to make everything so much more than what it is. this causes our minds to get clustered and we no longer think about what truly matters in life. we think too much about why something good is happening rather than being content with the happiness we are given. we no longer thank God for the day we are given, but wonder why and when the world will end. we think about the consequences of things rather than living in the moment. we need to free ourselves from the complexity of this sinful world. we need to live a life of simplicity. live life in a simple manner. think about what matters, not why it matters.

paradise.

when most think of paradise they think of a small island in the middle of the ocean. they think of being apart from society. away from noise. away from electronics. away from everything. but the definition of paradise is ANY place of complete bliss and delight and peace. why not make your every minute of every day paradise? why not welcome others into your state of bliss? carry happiness and you will carry paradise. 

rewind life? no thanks.

we all make mistakes. do something that we wish we wouldnt have. i personally have made many mistakes in my life, but do i regret them? no. i learn from them. we move on. we forgive, we forget, we let go. we have all sinned, we are only human. so why pretend we havent? your life is yours to do what you want but do
you want to focus on the bad things? the mistakes you have made? i dont know about you, but hands down i would much rather choose to look at the happy things. learn from your mistakes, but dont regret them. make changes, but dont change who you are. dont wish to rewind or fastforward time. dont try to redo life. its where God wants it to be. dont change it.

happiness is...

happiness. its the feeling when going from contentment  to complete and utter joy. happiness is when no worries come to mind. when you dont have to think about putting a smile on your face or making yourself laugh, it just comes flowing out of you. happiness doesnt exist in the past or future, it only exists within our state of life right now, here in the present, as we face the daily challenges of life and conquer them. overcome them. true happiness is to be found within. in our hearts. in our soul. happiness is something we all desire yet have such a hard time achieving. do we look for it so hard that we cant find it? or is it hidden? do we strive for it so much that when we actually have true happiness it doesnt even phase us? or do we just reject it? happiness is everywhere. find it.

alterations.

we all make alterations to ourselves to fit in. we all strive to be like the popular kids. we all want that 'love' that they get. the feeling of being wanted and being needed. for some reason we feed off of what others think. what we look like, what we wear, how we do our hair, that is all a result of what others think is cool or what others like. not what we like. not what we want.
how do we know anymore who we truly are? we gossip and talk crap about everyone. but if we grew up being who we truly are, would we be who we are today? would we even care what we look like?
who sets the standards for what is 'cool'? who says that overalls are out of style?
set your own standards. be who you TRULY are. discover who your true friends are. dont talk gossip. dont be rude. just be yourself. i bet you more people will like that you than the fake you.

i had a dream.

everyone has dreams. dreams to be someone. dreams to become somone. dreams to love someone.
as kids, we have all wanted to be an astronaut or a president. as time moves on, our dreams change. our future has a different purpose. our dreams become smaller, in the hopes that we wont be let down by ourselves. we lower the expectations of what we can achieve. but who tells us we cant be who we wanted when we were 4? who says we cant become the president? or a princess? dreams are an oppertunity to discover yourself. when you cease to dream, you cease to live. so expand your hopes for yourself. nothing is impossible. dream BIG and you will achieve great things.

a helping hand.

five fingers is all it takes to make a difference. five fingers is all it takes to give a helping hand. to make that one change in someones life. when someones down, pick em up. when someones struggling, help em out.  five fingers, one helping hand, is all it takes to make that change.one hand is all it takes to fix what is broken. to heal what is injured. to love what is forgotten. give a helping hand to someone this week and see the difference it makes.