1. I shut myself down, and hide from everyone, and everything. I listen to depressing music and I sleep. A lot. {selfish}
2. On the flip side, I go completely out of my way to make other people happy. I will change my entire day to do something special for someone. {selfless}]
now, obviously number two is better. that's why I took advantage of my options this week.
Ps. Here's a happy song
Around 3:30 I called my friend Emily Millard, and I told her I wanted to bake cookies for a certain someone. I went to her house and we made cookies for him. But I felt like the treat wasn't enough. so I wrote him a letter. I wrote a letter straight from my heart. no
Let me tell you, it was probably the most nerve wracking thing I have EVER done. I know this guy and I are friends but I was terrified he would think I'm a freak because in today's world, outward expression of kindness and love are absurd, and extremely hard to come across. So when he answered the door with a shocked look on his face, I felt like a complete idiot, ybut then he gave me a hug and thanked me. and it turned out even better when he sent me a very nice text later.
Knowing that I have the power to make someone feel good about themselves and feel truly proud to be who they are is such a gift. and I don't know why we, as humans, don't use it more often. When you know some one believes in you, and thinks so highly of you it's a feeling of bliss, of pure happiness. That feeling, led me to add a new goal on the list I made earlier this week.
- Do something selfless for someone once every seven days. Make them happy.
By making others happy, it makes me feel proud of myself. of who I am. I think that if I can be more honest about my feelings, be a little less selfish and lot more selfless, then happiness will make it's way into my life.
I encourage all of my readers to do the same as well.
xx danielle
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