Choosing Happiness

Hey everybody!

Lately I have been having a hard time. I've pretty down, I have been letting every little thing bother me. It is taking a toll on me and the people around me. But I have decided to choose to be happy. I read this quote,

"You will have bad times, but they will always wake you up to the stuff you weren't paying attention to."

- Robin Williams

I then found this video on Youtube and it was really powerful. It discussed that our happiness is controlled by things that are out of our control. Our level of happiness is determined by 48% genetics. That blew my mind. Big life events control 40% of our happiness but these kinds of events wear off. Your happiness won't last. Finally, choice. We can choose our happiness with 12%. But it is a powerful 12%. In any situation we can allow our 12% to influence our choices.

So with all of this and deciding I was done being unhappy. I am now focusing on the good in my life and I will not stay stuck on the bad. Even when others around me are going through something hard and they seem to take it out on me, and friends, I let it roll off my back. I don't need others negative problems affecting my happiness.

I will leave you with,  LOVE YOURSELF AND LOVE OTHERS.... BUT.... if people want to suck, then bounce. lol.

Adios , Loving Luuna

Where are you

Lately, I have been so excited to come home from college.
I imagine spending lots of time with my sisters and them being just as excited as me to see each other.
I imagine seeing my best friend instantly and never leaving each others sides.
I imagine light and happiness.
Instead I find mopey-ness.
I find dark and quiet.
I don't find my best friend.
I find myself alone.
More alone than at college.
Where is everyone.
I don't want to waste my few days home before I have to go back to college.
Where are you?

Starting the New Year with ...

Today, January 1, 2014, I made a "goals" board type dealy that has "resolutions" on it. Basically they are things I have been meaning to work on, but never got too. So it being the new year and all, I have decided to commit. And one of my goals is to do a daily journal along with my daily vlog. Daily vlogs are great for capturing the things I DO everyday but not for capturing emotions and how I am feeling about more personal things.

2014 Goals painted on a canvas to look prettier :)

The first goal is "What's working out?". Essentially I am going to discover what working out is. I plan to get a schedule and stick to it. Along with that is eating healthy. For the past sixths months I have been MUCH better on eating healthier but there is still room for improvement. 

The next goal, as I mentioned, is daily vlogs and journaling. Since August, I think, I have been doing daily vlogs but have missed some days. This year I am going to do a vlog everyday! I am really excited about this. With the journaling, I can do what I am doing now and just explain whatever I want to discuss or I could have a purpose lol. Time will tell what I will actually do.

The final goal  says, "Teacher's give homework: DO IT". This just means I need to study harder and when I do my homework, realize it has a purpose and try and learn from it. I give about 80% for school and I need to give 100%. 

THIS IS MY YEAR.     LET'S MAKE IT GREAT.

{ LovingLuuna }