Making Your Own Happiness!

Hey Guys x

The above quote is one from the Sex and the City movie. I made a note to do a blog post about this quote ages ago but now, at this point in my life, it feels like a good time to write it.

Charlotte in the show said that, in her relationship, she felt genuinely happy every day. And, whether about relationships or not, like the Samantha character, I was surprised.

How can someone feel happy every day?

And then I spoke to people, and found out that I was the weird one, and that most people can feel happy every day, even if not for a long period of time.

This got me thinking about my own life, more importantly, my own happiness.

There are a lot of things that make me happy. But there are a lot of things that make me feel worried and anxious. And, if I'm honest, my anxiety if the overriding feeling. As in, if I'm feeling anxious about something, then that's the only thing that I can think about.

This post is definitely going to be a bit of a ramble because I don't really know where I'm going from here, but these are thoughts that have been on my mind for a while.

I think, there comes a time in life when we have to start being responsible for our own happiness, regardless of what we 'should' be doing.

An example of this is that, yesterday, I cancelled something that I really should be going to, and was instead at home, writing this blog post. My anxiety went from 80% to 20% and I'm much happier for it. I know that it's not good to shirk responsibilities, but at the same time, mental health and well-being are really important things that need to be focused on as much as work and education in my opinion. There's no point getting a first degree if you then can't work for two years because you're depressed due to not making time to make yourself happy.

For me personally, happiness is literally so simple!

Writing makes me happy, as you probably know by now. But as well as this, watching movies makes me happy, playing sims makes me happy, fantasizing about actors that play superheroes makes me happy, my friends and family make me happy. And this is all happiness that I make for myself. I can sit down and put on a movie and my mood will improve so much!

So I guess I'll end this post with some advice. 

Make your own happiness in the simplest way possible - which is probably easier said than done.

If you're worried or anxious about something, take your mind off it and put on your favourite movie, write a blog post, listen to your favourite song, smile, laugh, tell yourself jokes.

There's always going to be times when we feel like absolute shit, but this should not be the overriding feeling of our lives (if it is, it might be worth talking to someone in a profession that can help, like a doctor or counselor), and sometimes it takes something fun or a break from routine to help us see this.

Thank you for reading.

Comment below something that makes you happy!

Keep Smiling - Lou xx