Alrighty, I know I haven't posted a real post in FOREVER. 

So I thought..ehh it's probs time I get to that. 

Anyways, what I want to talk to you killahs about is Happiness. 

hap·pi·ness

                                                                          a : a state of well-being and contentment : joy

                                                                           b : a pleasurable or satisfying experience

Have you ever had the feeling where you are just sad? You might laugh at things, but deep down inside you aren't happy. Or the feeling of feeling no emotion whatsoever. 

Yeah, seriously guys. I thought this would never happen to me. I mean I never knew what was causing it. I guess it just happened gradually over time. I felt like today is just another day and it will be the exact same tomorrow. 

WELL.

It's not just another day. 

It's a day to get better, be better, and feel better about yourself and everyone around you. 

I am in such a good place right now. I don't know how to explain it...it's like...I'm at peace. 

I've learned that for you to be happy, you have to love everything and everyone. 

You have to learn to love the people you've never met.

And the people you already know. 

You have to learn to grow an appreciation for everything. 

Everything around you. Just know that everything happens for a reason and at the right time. ALWAYS. I don't care if it seems like the worst possible timing. 

Everything in life is perfect. 

Another thing is that you have to learn to love yourself first. 

I know that, for girls especially, it's so hard not to be hard on yourself.

We might "think" we have so many flaws, but we don't. 

We are our biggest critic.

We were made a certain way for a certain reason and it's never going to help by putting yourself down. 

You have to E-M-B-R-A-C-E your flaws and learn to simply love them. 

Okay, something that sooooooo many people have problems with also, is talking about other people

and judging 

and hating on other people. 

Let me say that all of those things don't make you look good. 

No one wants to be around anyone that's talking smack about other people

they just don't

plain and simple.

Plus, it makes me sad to see how many people say they hate people.

If you really get to know a person you will probably learn to love them. 

And of course there still might be people that the more you get to know them the more you don't want to be around them.←That is not an excuse to talk or think bad about them. Just know that everyone acts a certain way for a certain reason. Either it be them being raised a certain way or that people have treated them poorly in the past. The only thing you should ever treat those people with is kindness and love. 

Seriously. 

Anyways, just know that happiness is a choice and that you can make any bad situation a good one. 

So if you want to be happy, just be. 

-hailey.