Relationships by BuddhaBlog

There is someone out there for everyone, when you finally find that someone, never take them for granted and always spread love everywhere you go

"You cannot travel the path until you have become the path itself". -Buddha 

I have so many plans and goals ahead of me. I have so many desires and ambitions and i just want to put them all into action right now. I want to create a path that i travel upon where i help people and along the way i help myself. I need to see the world to be able to change it.

I am only 21 years old, but since I was around 16 i have been planning all of the things i want to do with my life and places i want to visit. Your goals can't just be said, they need to have a plan of action in how your going to get there. I used to follow this path of society of doing and being what everyone else wanted, but i finally put that to a stop and i have been walking my own path creating a life i'm proud to live.

You must walk to the beat of your own drum and instead of following, we must lead. I can say all of the places i want to go and state all of the impacts i want to make, but none of that really matters until i do it. 

Joining the Peace Corp has been on my mind lately; this is an organizing built to help people in developing countries. You give up 2 years of your life to people in need. This sounds like an amazing experience and i would be perfect for it because that's all i want to do in this life; help others. I just need to stop saying it and start doing it. I need a college degree so that motivates me 10x more to keep pushing myself to my highest potential. I will join the Peace Corp, now its just a matter of 'when'. 

If theres something you want to do, comment with that idea and i'll help you get there

"Actions speak louder than words. Words are beautiful and tell a story, but action puts you on that path to greatness" -BuddhaBlog

"Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it." -Buddha

I want to take a minute and let you all get to know me because i keep posting yet you all barely know anything about me and I'm here trying to get you all to open up to me.

To start my name is Danielle and i am a student athlete at St. Thomas University majoring in communications. Family is my world and i will do anything for them. Family comes first, second and third in my life and my true friends and boyfriend are also my family. I am in my senior year of college and i will be the first child of my parents to graduate and that really motivates me. I have 5 brothers and i am the second youngest and also the only girl. I live to make others happy, especially my parents. They are the type of couple who still laugh and enjoy themselves; they go against the stereotypical married couple that they show on television and i want to have a relationship just like them. 

I'm a hopeless romantic as you would call it in movies and in songs. The little things matter most to me, I don't need to be someones whole world, i would much rather be someones morning coffee, car keys or wallet. Something that is so insignificant but if lost it'll throw off your entire day. I'd much rather be something someone needs each and every day.

I'm ambitious, driven, inspirational, kind hearted, loving, intelligent, giving and someone who will always be there. I put others first and i always will. I live my life to reach my goals and generate happiness throughout the world. Even if i only make one person smile or change one persons life, i'm satisfied because it only starts with one. 

I am a lover, not a fighter but i will truly fight for what i love. I want to make movie trailers and photograph beautiful moments with my camera. I want to write hallmark cards and create my own kids TV show. I have a plan a-z to do with my life and if one fails i move on to the next because i will always stay driven and push myself to excel at everything in this life. 

I'm growing each and every day to be better than who i was yesterday. 

If you felt inspired today comment with a moment that made you smile and an interesting fact about yourself; don't be shy. 

"Know your worth and stand up for who you are, noone can dim your shine" -BuddhaBlog

"If you have a problem that can be fixed, then there is no use in worrying. If you have a problem that cannot be fixed, then there is no use in worrying." -Buddha

Moral of that quote.. There is no use in worrying whether you have an unfixable problem or not

When i was on this boat and i saw a storm coming, of course my first thought was that this was going to be a problem, but after looking at it and seeing the beauty in the sky changing right before my eyes, i decided that instead of worrying that i should embrace it and take a picture worth remembering. It began to pour heavily on my family and me, and we actually all started laughing at the fact that this would happen to us on a Sunday that had sun shining all around. No one was upset, no one was frustrated at the fact that our stuff was getting wet, it was just a family day that later turned into a rainy movie day. I keep saying this in my posts because its true "this life is beautiful and instead of being effected by problems that head your way, we need to stay positive and not have a worry in the world". 

Regina Brett once said "If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's.. we'd grab ours back". 

When i read that quote i was actually having a rough stay and i was stressed with some thing and i thought about every problem i was facing that day; homework due, having to wake up early, conditioning practice, and not eating breakfast. I then became really upset with myself, how am i having a bad day when millions of people woke up today without a home, no food to even share with their family and i'm here worrying about irrelevant things compared to them. Some people can't see the beauty of a sunset, some cant hear a beautiful melody and i get upset when my phone dies while i'm listening to a good song. I was so mad at myself after thinking about all these things and i began to change. 

I am blessed to have even woken up today, i called my Mom and told her i love her and i decided to stop worrying all the time because that's exactly what i usually do.

Look at the beauty of this picture, it's a sunset painted on the sky with a storm forming. It's two beautiful elements of the world in one. While watching this happen i knew that worrying was going to be the last thing i do, worrying creates negativity, worrying creates anger, worrying is a contagious disease that will be thrown out of my mind and i believe it should be thrown out of yours as well.

Take a minute to close your eyes and picture something beautiful in your mind, something you saw when you were a kid, something you saw this morning, anything that puts a smile on your face...

After you capture this image in your mind, i want you to close your eyes and picture it every time you feel like your worrying. I want you to picture it when your mad, sad, frustrated or upset. I want you to be able to picture it in times where you need a little smile the most, because in a world where some can't even smile, just know how rare and precious a beautiful image can be. 

"Never underestimate the life you live, take time out of your day to embrace the beauty of it and know that worrying will get you know where and positivity overcomes it all". -Buddhablog

A man said to Lord Buddha "I want happiness", Lord Buddha said first remove "I" that's ego. Then remove "want" that's desire. See now you are left with only Happiness. 

Happiness is such a beautiful thing, some people strive for so many things in this life and we forget to realize that happiness is the ultimate goal. 

Music is happiness, holding hands is happiness, it's seeing the smile on someones face after you make their day. Happiness makes the world a better place. If you were walking in a random hallway and someone gave you a mean look i'm sure some of you would brush it off, but others would take it to heart and i happen to be one of them. I like to radiate love and happiness everywhere i go because if I'm walking through a hallways and i smile at someone, their smile makes my day that much better.

Of course everyone has their bad days where they don't want to be happy every minute, and some people want to punch that person smiling all the time, but you can't let bad days get the best of you, you can't get bitter you need to get better. You need to better your life. I'm a genuinely happy person.. ALL the time, and i feel like it's contagious and i love that because even if i just make one person smile, i know it only starts with one. I leave my roommates cute notes with quotes that will inspire them and make them happy because everyone needs a little boost to get their day going, or if they see it in the afternoon or before bed they still get to smile. I hid some also so whenever they find it it'll be meant to be for them because i believe it'll be on a bad day, they'll find the note and be able to be happy even if its just for a moment. 

Little things in this life are so beautiful because they go so unnoticed. And with something so simple as a smile to the person next to you, you have no idea how much it could impact them.

If you're having a bad day, do the things that make you happy! Listen to music, write, read, play video games, call your mom, workout, do anything that will turn your day around. When i'm feeling down i like to write and call my mom because she always knows just what to say, even if i just hear her voice and know she's okay. We need to remember that family is forever. 

Wake up, read a quote, look in the mirror, smile and start your day positive so that you continue to radiate that positivity through the people around you. Comment with something that happened in your day that made you smile and i'll feature you in my next post. Just know that some people out there are going through more than we'll ever know and a smile can even save a life.

"Happiness is contagious, and so is negativity, surround yourself with people that change your life for the better, a little smile goes a long way"

-BuddhaBlog

"However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do if you do not act upon them?" -Buddha

Today is about action. If you want to do something; go and do it, like Buddha said what good will your words do if you don't take action upon them?

Words are beautiful to me, I'm better at writing than I am at speaking but I also need to learn how to put my words into action. Lately I have been stressing about class and softball, but I'm honestly being lazy so when I begin to get overwhelmed the only thing to blame is myself. But I woke up this morning and read that quote by Buddha and I had a reality check with myself. I can speak all I want about motivation and a better life, but I need to put that into action within myself and my life. I want all of you to get up, smile and do something with your life, but at the same time I have to also.

I like today, I feel empowered and I'm ready to face whatever obstacle is thrown at me. This week is actually a hard busy week for me, I'm in my final year of college and softball is beginning and I have deadlines to meet. Usually I would be a mess, crying to my mom and boyfriend all the time. But honestly writing this blog and reaching out to other people is helping me stay positive and inspired to do great things with my life.

Today is about action, I'm taking the action to better myself and not be so lazy, what about you? What quote inspired you to take action and what are you doing to change your life for the better?

"Action takes believing in whatever you want to accomplish, it takes the mind, body and soul and if you put your all into something, results will occur"
-BuddhaBlog

“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” -Buddha 

Today I woke up feeling blessed, happy and thankful to be alive. This life is so 
limited and people don't realize that time will eventually run out. One of my 
boyfriends friends died last night, he just didn't wake up from his sleep. 19 
years old and he was taken in the middle of the night without anyone expecting 
it. I met him only one time while I was visiting Tennessee and the fact that 
he's gone and so many people are hurting makes me feel so much for his friends 
and family, noone wants to lose anyone close to them. I'm 21 years old and the 
hardest thing I've had to face was losing my grandmother 2 years ago. Seeing my 
mother cry for weeks hurt me so bad because one day that's going to be me. 
People don't realize that tomorrow is guaranteed to noone and I wish so much 
that I cherished the time with my grandma more. 

“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” -Buddha 

I wrote that in the beginning and I wrote it again because it's true, if you 
want peace you must create it from within because on the outside there's 
negativity, hate, terror, massacres, mistrust, and many more things that disrupt 
your peace. Take control of your life, you need to LIVE. Tell someone you love 
them today and mean it. I know I did <3 

If a quote inspired you through a hard time, comment and tell me your story

"Realize that time will eventually run out, take control of your life and make 
the time count" -BuddhaBlog

"You yourself, as much as anybody else in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection." -Buddha

In this life before you find love in another, you must find love within yourself. You have to learn to love who you truly are before you love another.

Take the story of the sun and the moon for an example. "tell me the story of how the sun loved the moon so much she died every night to let him breath". The story is about the sun who is a woman and the moon which is a man, without the sun there would be no moon so when the day is about to end, she dies so the moon can live. They depend on each other and together create this never ending love story. The sun already knows who she is and so does the moon, they both give light to the world so the love they have is romantic and true. They loved one another, but before that they loved themselves.

There are so many misconceptions of love in this world, and young men and woman create an ideal world of love and fairy tales in their minds because of that. But the truth is, you'll never know what love truly is until you experience it. It doesn't take going out there and searching forever, it doesn't take loads of makeup to find it, it happens by accident and it turns out to be beautiful.

I used to never think i would fall in love and live happily ever after. It goes through everyone's mind, the question of "is there really someone out there for everyone?" i absolutely believe that there is another half to each of us. The sun and the moon happened by accident and they showed that they would live and breath for the one they loved. Most people dont believe in love, maybe from a bad experience or because it hasnt happened to them yet but i know in my heart that all of you will find love, everyone deserves to feel butterflies.

I found love by accident and its been our own kind of love story ever since, he is my best friend, my number one fan and my main source of motivation, and of course he gives me butterflies each and every day. We have a long distance relationship at the moment, but anything is possible when you're in love with you're best friend. Fights may happen, and it'll be hard at times but love overcomes it all.

Start reading quotes each morning and continue to follow me and we can inspire each other. Comment with a quote you started you're day with that made a difference and a story about how it motivated you and I'll feature you in a post. If you have a love story you want to share with me or you need advice comment also and i'll help in any way possible.


"Anyone can wake up and go with the motions of life, you must wake up and create the life you want to live".
-BuddhaBlog