Tag: positivity

Pass the happy! 🌻🌈 When you receive this list 5 things that make you happy and send this to 10 of the last people in your notifications!💖

Nice – thank you!!

1) talking with people I care about and trust 💖 I’ve had a lot of forced socialising throughout my life from my Christian upbringing and there’s been an increase of this forced socialising/putting on an act of being a certain type of person in the house I am living in for this year, because we’re playing hosts to different guests each week and it’s an all the time awareness thing which is exhausting, so it’s lovely to have breaks from that to interact with people I actually want to talk with and who don’t come with any pressures or expectations beyond me being myself. It’s such a comfort to have people to retreat to!

2) the fresh flowers I currently have in my F.R.I.E.N.D.S Central Perk travel mug that is acting as a vase – they brighten up my desk so beautifully.

3) recognising how much I have grown and improved in my self awareness and security and esteem and a whole host of understandings about myself and others that I’ve realised in the last three months alone

4) for example, that uncertainty doesn’t scare me nor put me in a panic in ways that it used to. Case in point, I’m waiting to hear back if I have been invited to interview for a museum researcher job that would be highly beneficial for me in both experience and pay, and would literally decide what I’m doing for my entire academic year, and I’m absolutely chill about it. That’s amazing to me, knowing what I used to be like. But I’m legit not stressed at all. If I get an interview great, if I don’t, I will find something else to do and I know my supervisor and my funder from previous research projects would like me to do something more for them so I will do those and benefit from those instead. It’s easy.

5) I feel like these have all been focused inwards so for an outwards thing it makes me really happy hearing/reading people talk about things they are passionate about. I enjoy seeing passion in other people, whether it’s positive energy or negative energy, passion is something I could get high on. If it’s about TV shows or the state of politics or a specific author or an event, or if it’s someone talking to a large audience or if it’s someone speaking only to me, I adore people letting themselves show passion. Showing that things affect them to the point that they have to express that they care otherwise they’d explode, or it excites them so much that it’s the only thing on their mind, is just absolutely wonderful.

Bonus: it’s a very special three year anniversary today and that made me happy ✨

coffeeniastudies:

believe you can achieve at least one thing today whether it’s going to sleep early, eating that piece of fruit, walking for 10 minutes in the sun or getting that homework done before tomorrow. complete at least one goal, take your time, don’t rush. you matter 

Note to self

404youbroketheinternet:

girlandgeese:

Stop thinking: “I’m not talented enough to execute this concept.”
Start thinking: “I’m going to be a stronger artist when I’ve finished this piece.”

This is a fixed mindset vs. a growth mindset.

Your abilities are not static, and any challenges you have, anything that turns out different from how you imagined, is not evidence of failure, just a struggle towards improvement.

flowerais:

Little things that help moods:

– getting enough sunshine
– opening the curtains
– eating regular meals
– short walks with your favourite music
– don’t stay up until 3am
– don’t try to relate to tumblr text posts
– get off tumblr/social media if it’s unhealthy
– shower
– don’t stay in bed the whole day
– plan out your day
– listen to music
– change your clothes
– set yourself small goals
– say yes to fun events
– drink water, it takes 5 seconds
– talk to a close friend
– remind yourself: a bad mood can lie to you
– you’re not unwanted or hopeless
– you deserve love so be nice to yourself

crimefighterphd:

Quick reminder, especially for you younger undergrads: Discipline is a skill, not a character trait. And just like any skill, it can be practiced and improved upon incrementally. Try not to get discouraged if you have a day, or multiple days, where you are less disciplined than you would like or need to be. Don’t quit. Don’t spend the next week binging Netflix because you think it’s a hopeless endeavour. Just get up the next day and try again. Each day you try is more practice, and each day you practice, you’ll get a little bit better, and that continual improvement will pay dividends in the long run.

Keep at it.