Finding your happiness,

All your life you are told what to do, what to wear, what to eat, what school to go to, etc. After all the years of people guiding you and telling you what to do you are questioned later: what major you want to study and what job you want to pursue, or the toughest question of them all... what to eat?

When you tend to listen to what others want you to do, you look for reassurance in your daily life. For example, asking should you dye your hair or should you go to your dream school — Knowing deep down you know you want to cut your hair and practically all your life you've known what college you want to call your home, but something is still telling you to ask someone what their opinion is about it, when it's your life, your body, your mind.

The feeling of happiness is different for everyone. Whether your happiness comes from wearing your favorite sweater, watching your favorite show, eating your favorite food, the smallest things can cause happiness in your life. Taking a moment out of your day to do something that makes you happy is not selfish, it is only right. You never really know who is truly happy because in our generation people show you what they want you to think.

On your Instagram feed, the first ten posts might be a mix of pictures of people smiling and some people acting goofy but we honestly will never know if that is truly a moment of happiness or a staged candid. People do so much to portray an image they want or that other people want for them that they forget to be themselves and actually do something of their own choice. The key is to not look for reassurance in people, but to do what you think is best! Who knows you better than yourself? No one.

We all know that feeling that we get seeing our favorite artist live in concert...the excitement in the air, your adrenaline running, you're so close to them yet so far away, the anticipation of what song they're going to sing, that feeling is happiness. In life, it is important to find a happy medium for your time and sharing time with friends and family. Balance is key. When you do things that make you happy it is like you are taking a break from reality. Once you start putting your self first and taking the time to do the things that put life into living, you will find true happiness.