How to find peace in yourself

Post taken from my personal blog.

Lately I've been on an internal roller coaster of emotions. Came out of nowhere O_o I'll be pissed off at the world sometimes and then really happy & grateful for everything. Of course at the end of every day I'm always thankful for my blessings and every thing that's happening in my life. But it's during the day that I don't like. I don't like that I get caught up with stress or worries or just little things that annoy me.

So, I've been trying to do more things that bring happiness to me so that my mind can be more at peace. My name does mean peace anyways. LOL.

Not trying to be extreme and go all ZEN, but I'd like to achieve a bit of that.

In this time in our lives, it's easy to become too busy to nurture your self let alone your mind.

Working out is hard as it is, I know. But being strong means more energy & happy endorphins!

In more simple words, God said not to be too involved with the world and its things.

That makes me think that I should be into nature which I'm not a big fan of.

I guess we should live life but still pay attention to the SIMPLE little things that bring happiness to us.

Do not neglect them or push them away because you have more important things to do.

A clear and peaceful mind means a happier outlook on life.

A happier outlook on life means good health and better decisions.

Being happy = good health.

Happiness is contagious.

I've gotten my boyfriend to believe that complaining is my favorite hobby but I am trying to do less of that and  find more ways to be optimistic!

I've compliled a list of ways to spend quality time to better yourself based on research & experience =)

- Find ways to express your thoughts & emotions. Paint, sing, dance, or write<3 

Bottled up emotions = negativity! [Can you tell I like my little equations? hehehe]

- Take care of your body. Take a relaxing bath, work out, do yoga, eat right, get a much needed massage.

- Surround yourself with people who encourage you. Be it with friends, coworkers, or college professors.

- Let go of all negativity. Pray, forgive, just let go. If someone's done you wrong, they will be punished. You don't need to lift a finger. I have to work on this one the most. Many things annoy me and I will learn to say OH WELL.

- You know what you want & like to do. So do it. I enjoy reading but have been "too busy" for it. I'm going to make more time. No surprise that I love self-help books lol. I also love to indulge myself in my favorite websites that take my mind away from my world.

- APPRECIATE LIFE. We take a lot of things for granted. Sometimes we are reminded, sometimes we aren't. Try to look at things from another point of view, life is so amazing O_O. Crazy scary things are happening in the world, every day is precious. Everyone's life is different so to each their own in figuring out how you will appreciate yours.

Be Happy =)