Volume 02

FINDING AND DISCOVERING YOUR HAPPINESS
Written by Cydnie Smith-McCarthy
I’ve been thinking a lot about happiness and
what it means to be lately. I am one of those people
(even if it may not seem like it) that if I want to be
happy, it takes some work. I find myself becoming
bummed out about a lot of things that I know don’t
matter now and really wont matter 2 months from now.
Happiness takes work.
I can’t stress it enough.
In 2014 I did find it harder to be happy or do things
to make myself feel better because I was stuck in this
kind of mind set that I just couldn’t get out of. I wasn’t
feeling good, I was suffering from anxiety and I just felt
like shit all the time.
So it’s time to put in work.
Here’s what I’ve been thinking about these past few
weeks:
If you’re skinny, flawless, have lots of money, loved
by everyone and get everything you want.... it doesn’t
automatically make you happy.
Like I said previously, HAPPINESS TAKES WORK
and I believe its a conscious decsion to be. because it
comes from within.
YOU CONTROL YOUR HAPPINESS
No one can make you happy when you’re truly not,
you control what makes you happy and you should not
rely on someone else to make that happen for you.
I’ve decided that in 2015 I am going to wake up every
freaking morning and tell myself I am going to have
a good day. I am going to take time getting myself
together to feel good. I will not surround myself with
people who bring me down or influence to be anything
but happy. I WILL BE HAPPY. I promise to keep the
positivity in and push all of the negativity out. I WILL
BE HAPPY FOR MYSELF AND BY MYSELF.
WE ALL DESERVE TO BE HAPPY
My challenge to you all is stop the resoultions that are
realistically only going to last 3 weeks and this year
STARTING TODAY, make a vow to make yourself
completely and utterly happy, focus on yourself and
live for YOU.
because of my recent experience, I am now very
conscious about who I surround myself with. Lets all
be honest: NO ONE, wants to be around a miserable
person. Misery loves company. Do not become that
company.
THE PEOPLE YOU SURROUND YOURSELF WITH
IS A REFLECTION OF YOU
I make a vow to only surround myself with positivity.
I’ve also just learned to put my faith in God. Live by
him and through him. Let Go and Let HIM.
Back to consciousness...
Your conscious decision to be happy will make you
happy. Do things that make you feel good.
Blogging makes me feel good
Doing my hair and make up makes me feel good.
Photography makes me feel good
Clean eating makes me feel good
Exercise makes me feel good
My family makes me feel good
My boyfriend makes me feel good