ugh, preach. I am so tired of hearing people (ALMOST ALWAYS GIRLS) say that they don’t want to make an effort to be happy because they think their sadness is a signature part of them, or they think they’ll be boring when they’re happy, or some shit like that.oh my god i’m fucking sick of this generation’s mentality that your sadness is beautiful and somebody will fix you and all this fucking john green shit nobody will find you in a bookstore reading bukowski and want to lie with you and nobody will kiss your scars and you will not be like effie and freddie you’ve got to be your own fucking hero and surround yourself with positivity
Look, happiness feels good, that’s why it’s called happiness. Being unhappy is inevitable sometimes, but to make it into a habit or a lifestyle (when you don’t have to, i.e. aren’t suffering from clinical depression, etc.) is boring as hell.
Look for things to feel good about. Make a gratitude list every day. Highlight the best parts of yourself and work on changing the parts you don’t like. Choose not to dwell on the shitty things that happen. If you have a functional brain, you have the power to do this stuff. And you should.