Sorry, everyone. It's been a while, I've been busy (always an easy excuse when it comes to not blogging), things have been changing for the better, and I am pretty happy overall. I feel like I tend to write in this blog when I need a source or inspiration to go find happiness or chase after something that will, for the moment, make me content. So forgive me for not keeping up with this... it's just another thing that has fallen to the wayside that is life.
Funny enough, I don't need to find an inspiration for happiness. I'm still very happy, but that doesn't mean that I should stop writing. So: here goes.
Hi, again. It's been a while. While I'm in lab rotovapping off solvent or waiting an hour to add a reagent in to my reaction, I browse the interwebs and read HuffPost, Buzzfeed, theChive... really anything that my friends post or that I find interesting on said previous post, I'll look at. You name it, I'll skim it to see if it's "worth my time to purse longer"... some articles are, some are not.
I found one today that is really interesting to me: 7 Ways to Tell If You're A Truly Humble Person. Now. Most of the time, you think of other people being humble, but it's almost contradictory if you consider yourself humble. It's not humility if you think it so. So, how can you tell if you're humble unless someone else tells you so?
So, looking at the 7 ways, you really have to dig deep and see whether or not you're truthfully doing these, or if you just say you are to make yourself feel better. The one that really stuck out to me is way #4: They see happiness as a journey. Huh... that's mostly what I write about, finding that happiness, even for just a moment. But happiness as a journey? That's a tough thing for almost anyone to do. But I do like the thought behind this: "... we tend to achieve happiness more when we're not actually pursuing it." How often has that rang true? The more you try to find happiness, and almost force it to happen, the less likely you will actually be happy. But if you just live life, sometimes happiness just sort of happens.
... but then you read articles about "9 ways to make yourself a happier, healthier person" or something else to that extend. Where people are telling you things to do to make yourself happy and healthy. That's great, some people need some guidance when it comes to finding things to make them happy. But at the end of the day, just do what makes you happy. That's how you find happiness, is to just do what makes you happy.
If you're having trouble finding what makes you happy, then try new things, go out of your comfort zone for a while. Meet new people or revisit with old ones. Learn to cook, or try a new exercise class or routine. Lay on the grass and stare at the clouds. Take a nap in the sun. Go swimming or canoeing. Whatever it is you want to do, go do it! Or, look at articles that others write, and see if you can borrow some of their ideas. Some of the best inspiration comes from others.
Regardless, everyone have a wonderful weekend. I'm leaving school before the rain hits, but I'm pretty sure I'll be back this weekend in the lab. Gotta love bursts of motivation, especially when it comes to working more.
