be genuinely happy

Possible?? ....or is it just an extremely sweet notion?? I mean, I can say I wanna be genuinely happy but who in the world really is? Seriously! Sure you can have moments of pure genuine happiness but how long does it last? How can you keep up that wonderful, feel-good feeling and not let it slip away after having a bad day?? I haven’t been happy in a very long time…never genuinely happy with no other sad or anxious or whatever feelings that go along with it for sure so that leads me to the more obvious question: IS GENUINE HAPPINESS A HOAX? JUST A MOMENTARY FEELING THAT’LL FADE BEFORE YOU EVEN REALIZE HOW HAPPY YOU WERE? The things that make ya go hmmmm??

i’m actually happy for the first time in ages, i don’t quite know when it happened, but i stopped looking for happiness, and it kind of just happened.
listening to music, dancing like an idiot, watching crap tv, trying on all the clothes in my wardrobe just because i can, i’ve done all these things so many times before, but suddenly it occured to me that this is what makes me happy!

I’ve had a lot of stress in the last few days, Arguments, Deadlines, Dentist, and family pressure/distress (I wont go into it).
But I can honestly say I was genuinely happy for the most part of today.
I had an amazing time because I got to spend it with a truly amazing girl.

I think I need to do this. I need to stop pretending and lying to myself..sigh.

i’ve come to find that happiness is a choice. if you sit around and wait for life to hand it to you, you’ll never find it. instead, embrace everything you do have to be happy about. once i learned to appreciate the small things, like riding with the windows down on hot summer days screaming lyrics to my favorite song with my best friend, or getting to lick the cool whip off the lid when you first open it, or just really appreciating my friends for who they are… i noticed a world of difference. life is all about your outlook. so… LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE!

I started working out a lot 3 months ago – Tae Kwon Do, weights, and occasionally some cardio on the side (3-6 times per week). I feel great and am in the best shape of my life. My attitude has totally changed also, and I just realized today that I’ve accomplished a few of the goals I’d always had sort of without even thinking about them in the last 3 months. Something about the physical change I think bumped me up through a few different mental barriers I’ve always had.

Part of the goal attainment was luck, but life is really good right now and I can’t help but see my life at this moment as “before working out” and then the last 3 months.

Downside: less time for random side activities, sometimes new workout hormones and the fact that I’m taking TKD make me want to kick people who annoy me in the head

Upside: less TV watching (a key random side activity I used to spend a lot of time on), body substantially improved, more attention from the opposite sex, feel excellent, am more self-confident, solid people I’ve met in TKD class, and I can kick some people in the head!