Wise words from my father

"To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him." -Buddha

I'll be honest, lately I have been unable to control my mind. The positivity that I preach to all of you has been disintegrating and at first I didn't know what to do...

But then I went to my family for help.

I feel like I always overwhelm myself when there is no need for that. I put unnecessary thoughts in my mind and I end up thinking the glass is half empty. I hate when I become this way because that isn't who i am. I am a positive person who wants to enlighten people around me; so when I become the antonym of who I truly am, it hurts me.

The other day I went home and I talked to my parents; they are my best friends and when I need help most I confide in them. They raised me to be the woman I am today, so their advice means the world to me. I let out everything that was on my mind and I cried in their arms. My mom cried also because when I hurt so does she and my dad does what he always does; he laughs at me and my mom for crying and then gives the best damn advice on the planet...

He told me this exactly "Danielle, whatever isn't making you happy; change it, whatever is making you worry; fix it, whatever is bringing you down; drop it and do what you can to "make it happen". 

I then dried my tears and my mind went from a worrying mess to figuring out just what I could do to stop being overwhelmed and just be happy. Some say that it isn't that simple, some say it takes more than that but honestly if you want to be happy you must simply "make it happen".

The mind is a scary place, trust me I know. But the only thing you can truly control in this life is your mind. Happy thoughts generate happy feelings and you become happy. Don't let things in life bring you down and get rid of the people in your life that are holding you back. Set a goal and reach it; don't stop until you are where you want to be in life.

"Don't worry, just MAKE IT HAPPEN" -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

"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