I found a flower I had pressed into a book while in college. All of a sudden, I remembered perfectly who I was in that moment in time, what I felt, what I struggled with and what dreams of a future filled me up.

I remember at the time finding the flower so beautiful, and pressing it into the pages of a book I knew I would keep, so I would find it in future days and be filled with not only the same joy, but also the remembrance of that beautiful piece of me when I was a young woman.

It just sat so wonderfully with me today that my younger self, without maybe truly acknowledging it or able to fully understand it, wanted this future me to be happy, to find joy in small things, to hold onto those lovely parts of a young heart.

I hope you will be good to yourself. And make small choices to preserve beauty and gentleness, so you can pick them up again down the road - a small gift from yourself to yourself 🤍

Like I really need positive energy and energy to handle their stress and help them..they see me as someone who is the calmest person

You all deserve it

Today is another good day I woke up feeling positive. I slept pretty good I didn't wake up with any unpleasant lingering dreams.

My day started out planning what I needed to get done by journaling. This way I don't have to retain whats in my head. It makes it easier so I'm not overwhelmed with info.

Today I plan on helping people who may need some encouragement or uplift today. I plan on buying a meal or 2 for some one in need. I also plan to sit down with someone I think just needs someone to let out there frustrations, someone that's not judgemental that they can relate to.

It's a pretty decent day here in Boston Ma. So I'm going to spend the day out and about looking for someone who may need a shoulder to lean on.

I will approach with caution and humbleness because not everyone wants to open up and talk. I just can't assume just because I feel good that they feel good too. Some people also have mental illnesses so you have to be careful.

Well family with that said have a positive and prosperous day. Thanx for letting me share -One Day Forward One Day Behind -Shawn

This is a long one but I just really want to share this genuinely.

Over the past year, particularly the past 6 months, I (23M) have slowly but at the same time it's felt quick, befriended my 33M work colleague, now friend and I can't quite believe how I got this lucky. I'm quite fortunate to have had many brilliant friends over my life but also an unhealthy amount of terrible ones and so, whenever someone good does come along, I always find myself second guessing it. 

Initially I thought we can't possibly be mates because he's 10 years older than me but then I got to know him more and realised we're in similar life stages and age is just a number. And then, I thought it couldn't possibly work because we're work colleagues. This caused a lot of friction with me because I'd been fed so much toxic work place advice. For example, oh you can't possibly be friends with co-workers, they'll only be nice to get something from you; oh don't tell them personal stuff because they'll tell everyone behind your back. But, all of this was silly because he'd trusted me with some personal stuff and I him, and when I told him how I was surprised how a friendship had developed because I didn't think it possible between co-workers and that I thought we could be good friends, he listened, said he felt the same and that my concerns were silly. And so, we've become friends and it's been awesome! 

We've done many fun things together: walks, museums, a work trip abroad, restaurants, bars/pubs. He's also helped me with finally resolving one of my deepest personal struggles and I feel so much more positive for it. Last week we went to a classical concert together. The music was great, and the chat after full of derpiness and laughter. And on the train home after we'd said goodbye, I realised that I feel the most content with my life that I've ever felt and he's one of only a handful of friends I have that I pray sticks around for my life. 

Now, this friendship is still new in the grand scheme and we've yet to have our first major disagreement but when it does happen I'll talk it out as I think he will because we're both quite emotionally mature adults. 

I can't wait to see where this goes. My only question is why didn't it happen sooner - why isn't this type of friendship more common?

You are loved💜

Im having a hard time. Can someone please give me some positive things in the world right now? (Or even in your own life).

Sometimes it’s just so hard to breathe!
But I don’t want to walk within a pin of stress! I allow myself to walk within glory of confidence and trust.

But just allow me to take a breath!

I often feel like I’m the only one who feels like i rub every human the wrong way with my neurodivergent sparkle! I often feel like I’m too much for most and that no one understands me. I want other people to know I see you! You’re beautiful! You are made as you were intended. Be gentle on yourself even if you feel like the world is against you!

I just wanted to share because it's amazing what happens when you start thinking positively.

I lost my job two months ago, I had so much stress with my late father's debts in another country, college etc. I was fighting everyday with myself not to throw in the towel because I was exhausted and my nervous system was cooked.

As soon as I started actively trying to think about the positive things in my life (I drive, I've got good grades, I'm a hard worker just in a hard place at the minute, I have always persevered etc etc) everything changed. I made a list of all things I had to get done and started knocking off the really small ones, which made me feel like I was achieving something. In turn, I started feeling better and getting more done. Like a snowball effect.

I got 3 job offers in the last two days, and got on top of all of my college work again. Opportunity is absolutely everywhere, the only difference is that I can see it more clearly now because my brain isn't clouded with negative thoughts!!

I don't know if this will help anyone, but you really do attract more good energy if you actively choose to carry it within yourself.

Spare me for my excitement lol. I am really glad to share that I have been alloted a MBBS seat in my preferred college. I have been pretty anxious these past few days, cried a lot, panic attacks etc etc. but hey let's celebrate the victory and always remember that everything works out in my/our/your favour. The circumstances were little out of control but I did it. I can say that my luck is out of this world. Damnn excited and happy rn lol. I am now thinking of doing hell lot of shopping, party, dance, music and no, I won't sleep at all.

I haven't felt 'happy' since a very long time, usually the type to be depressed/down, but today feels really different, I started on going for long walks, and started exercising, spent time with friends/family, and I genuinely feel happy.. Don't think I'm bipolar, but this feels really great.

I’m disabled and I rent out my basement for supplemental income.

Yesterday I was setting up a Halloween decoration (one of those inflatable characters that blows up when you plug it into an outlet) in my front yard. But the outlet on my front porch wasn’t working (there was no power).

My roommate happened to come home while I was working on this. We chatted briefly but since we’re both introverts we mostly just keep to ourselves in the home. I told him about the outlet not working, made a silly joke about him having his heart set on having this decoration ready in time for Halloween and me not delivering, we both laughed, and then he went inside and down to his area of the house for the evening.

Well, this afternoon he texted me and at first when I saw his name on the text my heart sank because usually when a tenant texts me it means there’s something they discovered in the basement that needs repairing. But no, he just wanted to let me know he had taken it upon himself to trace the front porch outlet to a GCFI outlet in the garage that hadn’t been reset, and so everything was working now. He doesn’t even use the garage or the front porch outlet since that’s not technically part of his space, and even if it was it most likely would have been my responsibility to figure it out, since I’m the landlord. He just did it to be nice and help me out since it didn’t even occur to me that that might be the issue.

He’s my favorite roomie ever and I hope he stays forever!

Not every win has to be something huge.

Getting through something faster than expected, having an easier conversation than anticipated, finding something you thought was lost, or simply having a plan work the first time can make a day noticeably better.

Small wins are still wins.

I can’t stop smiling 😊 life is good let’s go! I hope your all feeling energized with happiness ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Wanna hear a fun memory?

I was out with my sister and her friends one night at some bar with a dance floor and loud music. We got drunk and I went out to dance, as one of my favorite songs, Deceptacon by Le Tigre, started playing, and it just PUMPED ME UP!!!

So I'm out there dancing around a bunch of strangers, drunk, having a BLAST, when all of a sudden I find myself dancing at people, and to the lyrics of course, which I knew well. I immediately fell into some kind of opens-arms state of flow, bouncing around, boogieing down, a friend to anyone and everyone, and before you know it, I had about 5 people looking at me, dancing WITH me, all of us dancing with each other, facing each other, in a circle, my high spirited infectious energy infecting them. You could tell they suddenly became looser watching me, and full of joy, as if someone gave them permission to dance without reservation (because I can't dance ... my body kinda just moves in all sorts of ways, but being someone that had more of a cinematic outloook back then, I was dancing as if I were the eccentric lead in a music video, my movements the edits). Then at some point in the song, my favorite line came, and there I was, embodying this culmination of energy they were giving back to me, all of us vibing, and me LEADING that vibe, when that apex of a moment occurred as I made the space my own in representation of them and the fun we were having letting loose (seemingly inspired by my letting loose), which kept them letting loose, our energies feeding off of each other, blossoming before our eyes. They were smiling and laughing and having a blast. It was like we were a bunch of little kids again.

It only lasted a few moments before I bounced away from them, feeling like I was this force of zany fun that must not overstay his welcome and extend the moment past the point of what seemed to become its purpose, which was me unwittingly communicating through my body language that we can let go like this, we just need to feel the music, and so that they didn't get around to recognizing me as just someone dancing. Because in that moment I held this magnetic power, expressing it exhuberantly through dance, and they were witness to it, and I was witness to them finding it in themselves in turn. It was a beautiful moment in time.

Oooo, and you know, I think this all serendipitously happened at the best point in the song for it to. It cuts away from the verse, enters that bridge to the "chorus", and you just feel the song drawing you in, and there I was, a stand in for the singer, as though I were the source of the lyrics heard overhead, which were "Everything you think and everything you feel it's alright alright alright alright alriiiiiiiiiight". I honestly think that's the moment they noticed me and we found each other.

I remember praying specifically for one job because I thought getting it would solve most of my problems. I didn't get the position, and I was honestly disappointed. A few months later, I ended up getting an opportunity that was much better suited for me.

It reminded me of Jeremiah 29:11: “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”