And just like that, I got off topic.
Being happy, to me, has always just been something I felt someone needs to choose to do. I'm trying to think of the saddest times in my life (fortunately, as I hope for everyone, there aren't too many to handle), and I'm remembering now how I would: 1) Choose to wallow; or 2) Want to get over it. What I just realized now is that I wouldn't have been able to get over those moments without people around. Talking to others has always made me happy and I guess I just can't understand those who choose to clam up when things are getting them down.
Isn't it bad for you to hold feelings in, especially when they're negative? Don't you need to let those all out? That's why I have girl friends. For amazing, well-received and needed venting sessions over the phone or in person. I just don't understand why someone would choose to deal with burdens all on their own. I understand dealing with grief-- that is the initial feeling. But after that, if you hold onto it on your own, isn't that just carrying an unnecessary burden? Correct me if I'm wrong. The people who do hold it all in and (in my mind) choose to be sad, of course won't open up to me about why they do that.
I never want my posts to sound opinionated or close-minded, although I know they may come off as so. But that's why I decided to start blogging them. Maybe I'll get some worthwhile, in-depth responses that I can't drag out of the friends who do keep to themselves and seem to put the happy on hold.
- People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost. ~H. Jackson Browne
vs.
- If you want to be happy, be. ~Leo Tolstoy
You be the judge...
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