Tag "Happiness"
JAMES’ JOURNAL (Entry 51)
November 7 I’ve been perusing a psychology textbook by John Myers. Social psychology. I’d previously read another one of his textbooks and had immensely enjoyed it. It showed me how
THE QUESTION: CAN YOU BE DIFFERENT AND HAPPY? (Part 2)
“Happiness is the experience of joy, contentment, or positive well-being, combined with a sense that one’s life is good, meaningful, and worthwhile.” – Sonja Lyubomirsky The happiness question is one
THE QUESTION: CAN YOU BE DIFFERENT AND HAPPY?
This entry should probably begin with a definition of happiness. What is happiness? What do we mean when we say we are happy? What does it mean to be happy?
She Asked: FREEDOM OR A SLIPPERY SLOPE TO MORE?
FOREWORD: My attention was brought to a recent Facebook post updated by a female, Eketi Ette. I read it, and I decided to share. Read and of course, let us
A VERSE TO COMPLAINERS
The following are true stories. On the 26th of May, 2003, Aron Ralston was hiking when a boulder fell on his right hand. He waited four days, and then amputated
LOVE AND SEX IN THE CITY (Episode 28)
“You skanky bitch!” “I know, right,” I said with a chuckle, missing the venom in Adebola’s voice and misreading good humour in his words. “You scheming little bitch!” he said
The Struggle With Validation
Like every other homosexual person, I had a truckload of esteem related issues. As a child, I always sought validation from my dad, who I never got along with. Looking
The Unfortunate Case Of Leelah Alcorn
Seventeen years ago in Kings Mills, Ohio, a child was born into the Family of Mr. and Mrs. Alcorn. They named him Joshua. As a young child, Joshua was unusual;
SOMETHING THAT GIVES YOU JOY
It’s been a couple of years since my parents started nagging me over the issue of marriage. I hadn’t even got a job the first time they brought it up.
LIVE YOUR LIFE
FOREWORD: Today is World AIDS Day – a day to celebrate the promise of the day when the world will be completely free of new HIV infections, discrimination against HIV
