Being Happy (part II)
Today I was in a horribly bad mood. And I was stressed too, because I had a lot of things I have to do. Still not done, because I don't know how to do it, but I'm sure I'll eventually get it settled.
But writing about being happy would definitely make me happy. So here is part 2 HAHAHA
1. DON'T deny yourself the right to be happy.
You ever heard of this phrase - all good things come to an end? So does that mean that once you're done being happy you sink into depression? OF COURSE NOT! Why? Because all bad things come to an end as well!
For example, do you refuse to sleep because you eventually have to wake up and face dreaded reality? OF COURSE NOT! You eventually get to sleep again like maybe 12 hours later. 12 hours is a short time. And if you think about how you only have 24 hours a day, would you rather spend 24 hours being angry/unhappy, or 24 hours feeling lighthearted and cheerful?
It's not wrong to be happy. If anyone ever tells you that, get them to read these 2 posts. There is nothing wrong in being happy. Even if the world is going around in chaos (which it actually is) and there's plenty of sadness, if you can't do anything about it, why don't you count your blessings and be happy for yourself? I'm not saying that we ignore the problems, but if you can do something about it, you'd have done it, and become a happier person!
If you're in the emo phase, fine. But GROW OUT OF IT SOON! It's a beautifully dark way to live your life, very beautiful, I wouldn't deny that. But are you so sure the people you love, and the people who love you can appreciate that kind of beauty? Unless you are a group of like-minded people, I'd sincerely suggest you learn to appreciate how to smile. It makes the people in your life feel so much closer to you.
2. DON'T deny others the chance to be happy!
I've always noticed how easily affected I was by others' moods. If I were surrounded by a bunch of unhappy and demoralizing people, I'd be extremely depressed. And during that period of time, I really, really, really hated myself so much I actually did physically hurt myself. I'm not saying that you are wrong to feel unhappy with certain downs in your life. I'm just saying that if something bad cannot be changed, why not turn the situation around? Complaining and getting angry about it will never solve the issue. But if you can find something positive about the issue, you can laugh about it, make fun of it and eventually, you'll feel so much better.
3. You don't have to pretend to dislike something you absolutely adore just because people are against it.
If the rule doesn't sound reasonable to you, break it, manipulate it until it does. (but don't break the law lah, if you're in school, you break school rules, you go for detention. you break the law, you go to prison and get your ass whacked) Maybe you like cockroaches, but everyone hates cockroaches! They find you absolutely disgusting. Why do you like that cockroach? To them (and to me actually), it is sickening. But to you, it could be an ancient piece of art! After all it IS one of the creatures that has survived the stone ages, dark ages, all the way till today! Why? Because it's sturdy AND hardy and very strong. Don't get me wrong, I still cannot stand the sight of them. But so? Should my dislike for cockroaches bother you more than how much you actually enjoy observing them? Is it your life, or my life?
You don't have to go against yourself to fit in. Just stand out if you can't fit in. Anything wrong with that?
Instead of seeing yourself as weird, see yourself as special. You like something NO ONE ELSE does! You see the beauty in something that no one else can! So tell me now, are you special or weird?
4. Daydream.
Life in Singapore is stressful. For students, working professionals, labourers, and even children. Sometimes you feel like, oh, reality really really sucks. I wanna die. I feel desperate, and suicidal.
I have a better solution for you.
DAYDREAM!
When you let your imagination run wild, you get this fantastic world that you have and NO ONE ELSE HAS! It's DIFFERENT from everyone elses'! This is my damn favourite! You don't need the bloody internet to find people for you to tell you that you're fabulous, you're life's not that bad. Your mind, NEVER FORGET YOUR MIND, is MORE POWERFUL THAN ANYTHING LIKE THAT!
What speed does our broadband give us? Above 768 kilobytes per second. I don't exactly know what that means so yes I just fooled you. But, who cares?! Is it faster than our mind? The internet can take us from one fantasy-filed page to another in perhaps, 3 seconds flat. So? Our mind? 0.001 milliseconds? Before you even know it, you'll be enjoying yourself where? In the comfort of your own mind.
You don't even have to share it! When you use the internet, there's always a risk of someone accessing your browser history. There's always a risk of spyware. There's always a risk of some asshole hacking right into your PC.
Your brain? Fast, efficient, effective, and no one can access it. Nobody nobody but chew! No one at all.
Always think that you HAVE a good life and you're living it right now. If you think your life sucks, how did you get the internet access to read this post?
Or maybe your life sucks. You have parents that are always screaming at you, and they eventually get a divorce, and you feel like you're the one who caused your own unhappiness. If you think you caused it, you fix it. And if you can destroy it, you can fix it. And perhaps in the process of fixing it, you'll find out that certain things are beyond your control. But you can control how you feel, and it's better to be happy.
And so if your life sucks, and you're not the one who caused it. Then why should you allow your life to suck because of somebody elses' mistakes?!
Don't I sound like some irritating psychotic freak who can be happy 24/7? I'm definitely not happy all the time, I get upset. But I can pick myself up, and so can you.
Maybe tomorrow you'll see me drowning my sorrows in tears but honestly, I'd rather be laughing.
And here's the grand finale!!!!
SMILEEEEEEEEEE :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
But writing about being happy would definitely make me happy. So here is part 2 HAHAHA
1. DON'T deny yourself the right to be happy.
You ever heard of this phrase - all good things come to an end? So does that mean that once you're done being happy you sink into depression? OF COURSE NOT! Why? Because all bad things come to an end as well!
For example, do you refuse to sleep because you eventually have to wake up and face dreaded reality? OF COURSE NOT! You eventually get to sleep again like maybe 12 hours later. 12 hours is a short time. And if you think about how you only have 24 hours a day, would you rather spend 24 hours being angry/unhappy, or 24 hours feeling lighthearted and cheerful?
It's not wrong to be happy. If anyone ever tells you that, get them to read these 2 posts. There is nothing wrong in being happy. Even if the world is going around in chaos (which it actually is) and there's plenty of sadness, if you can't do anything about it, why don't you count your blessings and be happy for yourself? I'm not saying that we ignore the problems, but if you can do something about it, you'd have done it, and become a happier person!
If you're in the emo phase, fine. But GROW OUT OF IT SOON! It's a beautifully dark way to live your life, very beautiful, I wouldn't deny that. But are you so sure the people you love, and the people who love you can appreciate that kind of beauty? Unless you are a group of like-minded people, I'd sincerely suggest you learn to appreciate how to smile. It makes the people in your life feel so much closer to you.
2. DON'T deny others the chance to be happy!
I've always noticed how easily affected I was by others' moods. If I were surrounded by a bunch of unhappy and demoralizing people, I'd be extremely depressed. And during that period of time, I really, really, really hated myself so much I actually did physically hurt myself. I'm not saying that you are wrong to feel unhappy with certain downs in your life. I'm just saying that if something bad cannot be changed, why not turn the situation around? Complaining and getting angry about it will never solve the issue. But if you can find something positive about the issue, you can laugh about it, make fun of it and eventually, you'll feel so much better.
3. You don't have to pretend to dislike something you absolutely adore just because people are against it.
If the rule doesn't sound reasonable to you, break it, manipulate it until it does. (but don't break the law lah, if you're in school, you break school rules, you go for detention. you break the law, you go to prison and get your ass whacked) Maybe you like cockroaches, but everyone hates cockroaches! They find you absolutely disgusting. Why do you like that cockroach? To them (and to me actually), it is sickening. But to you, it could be an ancient piece of art! After all it IS one of the creatures that has survived the stone ages, dark ages, all the way till today! Why? Because it's sturdy AND hardy and very strong. Don't get me wrong, I still cannot stand the sight of them. But so? Should my dislike for cockroaches bother you more than how much you actually enjoy observing them? Is it your life, or my life?
You don't have to go against yourself to fit in. Just stand out if you can't fit in. Anything wrong with that?
Instead of seeing yourself as weird, see yourself as special. You like something NO ONE ELSE does! You see the beauty in something that no one else can! So tell me now, are you special or weird?
4. Daydream.
Life in Singapore is stressful. For students, working professionals, labourers, and even children. Sometimes you feel like, oh, reality really really sucks. I wanna die. I feel desperate, and suicidal.
I have a better solution for you.
DAYDREAM!
When you let your imagination run wild, you get this fantastic world that you have and NO ONE ELSE HAS! It's DIFFERENT from everyone elses'! This is my damn favourite! You don't need the bloody internet to find people for you to tell you that you're fabulous, you're life's not that bad. Your mind, NEVER FORGET YOUR MIND, is MORE POWERFUL THAN ANYTHING LIKE THAT!
What speed does our broadband give us? Above 768 kilobytes per second. I don't exactly know what that means so yes I just fooled you. But, who cares?! Is it faster than our mind? The internet can take us from one fantasy-filed page to another in perhaps, 3 seconds flat. So? Our mind? 0.001 milliseconds? Before you even know it, you'll be enjoying yourself where? In the comfort of your own mind.
You don't even have to share it! When you use the internet, there's always a risk of someone accessing your browser history. There's always a risk of spyware. There's always a risk of some asshole hacking right into your PC.
Your brain? Fast, efficient, effective, and no one can access it. Nobody nobody but chew! No one at all.
Always think that you HAVE a good life and you're living it right now. If you think your life sucks, how did you get the internet access to read this post?
Or maybe your life sucks. You have parents that are always screaming at you, and they eventually get a divorce, and you feel like you're the one who caused your own unhappiness. If you think you caused it, you fix it. And if you can destroy it, you can fix it. And perhaps in the process of fixing it, you'll find out that certain things are beyond your control. But you can control how you feel, and it's better to be happy.
And so if your life sucks, and you're not the one who caused it. Then why should you allow your life to suck because of somebody elses' mistakes?!
Don't I sound like some irritating psychotic freak who can be happy 24/7? I'm definitely not happy all the time, I get upset. But I can pick myself up, and so can you.
Maybe tomorrow you'll see me drowning my sorrows in tears but honestly, I'd rather be laughing.
And here's the grand finale!!!!
SMILEEEEEEEEEE :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
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