Has anyone noticed the recent fad to be unhappy? I feel like everywhere I turn there are more advertisements for depression, more people moping and craving for more love. No one is ever satisfied. Why do we think that is?
Recently, I've had to evaluate where I am in this world. I, like everyone else these days, get lonely, sad and blue, if you will. I don't need to waste another second of energy on trying to figure out where all my happiness goes. We all need to learn to just be.
Although I don't always agree with Oprah Winfrey, I am a fan a recent book she mentioned, "The Secret." I am guilty of reading and loving "A Million Little Pieces," which she later tore to shreds, but this one doesn't inspire me to cut my crystal meth addiction (kidding ... ) as much.
Everyone who ever felt a dose of unhappiness needs to run, not walk, to the bookstore and buy this book. It reveals the secrets to many impossible life lessons, but where I am currently we're only covering the happiness chapter. I found it interesting that our negative thoughts such as "I don't want to fail this test" actually transfers to "I want to fail this test." The reason behind this explanation is because you are already setting yourself up for failure, and you want to fail so you will be right with your prediction.
It's crazy, once you think about it how often we put things in a negative perspective. I do it all the time.
I worry a lot about friendship and it wasn't until Thursday when I felt totally OK with myself at Ball State University. I never knew how much resentment I've held on to from other people hurting me in the past, and it hasn't gotten me anywhere but down. I watched some of my favorite people onstage in "Urinetown," and not once did I feel angst, but pride. These people, actors and friends were so fantastic and my positive energy helped me realize that happiness is at your fingertips.
Our lives and our happiness is what we make of it. Instead of thinking, "I don't want to fight with her," think, "I want to have friendships that don't complicate me or my actions," and then you'll know where your priorities lie. We all should want to feel pride for our peers, and that energy we exert into the universe (thank you, "Secret") will come back to us as positive, too. It's all about the cycle.
If we promise ourselves to take away the toxins in our lives, we are destined to be happy human beings. As hard as it is and how much of a sacrifice it can be to leave behind the things that take away our character, at the end of the day you will remember who you were to begin with, and most importantly, who you will be.
Stop losing sleep. Stop overanalyzing. Wake up and promise yourself a wonderful day. You deserve it.
Write to Chelsea at cppicken@bsu.edu
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