Say hey, 👋🏾 my peeps 👂🏾!! I need your help! Lately, ya girl been struggling…I mean STRUGGLIN’ trying to be happy! Now I know this is to motivate us, and I feel like the best motivation comes from someone you can RELATE to!! And what better way to feel motivated than to encourage others! Yes, I am generally happy, but it’s been hard for the last few weeks. Without sounding like a whiny little BEE-OTCH, I will say my life is unfulfilled in certain aspects! I am currently writing this while sitting outside of a “JOB” that it doesn’t make me happy, although I am GRATEFUL to have. I feel underutilized, undervalued, and underemployed. I feel like I am settling because I am too scared just to quit!! But I am making an effort to find fulfillment, find a way out, and I think it’s ok because EFFORT is essential! So what do I mean by that, you ask? What I mean is that there will be times in life when you have satisfaction in one area and chaos in another…. the thing is, with me being a STRONG LIBRA ♎️ WOOT WOOT…. I NEED balance and stability, and I genuinely believe that, for me, if peace is not restored…with the quickness, I lose my mind!!! With that, I have some questions for yall!

1. Do you ever feel off-balance?

  2. Do you feel like you need balance in every area of life to be safe, stable, or fulfilled? 

3. What tips do you have that can restore balance to life?

4. How do you handle feeling underemployed or undervalued?

-Let me know in the comments!-

What is happiness? Happiness, as defined by Webster, is the state of being happy! Lol, LOADS of help, RIGHT! In my opinion, happiness is relative. Its perception and perspective are a personal preference, concern, and meaning. Each being different, for each individual, and predicated on the grounds that one area of the formula is thriving. As trivial as this sounds… money for me brings joy… hold up… I’m not saying that’s the ONLY thing that does… I’m saying that it’s one thing, and if you are sitting here saying that you don’t get excited about it, then I don’t think you are being truthful with yourself, or maybe you are 😒. I also get happy when I see my family, friends, boyfriend, and puppy when I write to you guys when I am by the water! Or maybe these things bring me peace! Is that the same thing for you? 

Peace is freedom from disturbance or unrest, while happiness is feeling or showing pleasure and contentment! In my life, and I hope in yours, I seek both peace and happiness! I want us to wake up each day and do something that brings us peace and makes us happy! These CAN be the same thing!!! Set your tone for the day!!! And as difficult as it is sometimes, DON’T let ANYONE take your peace and happiness. Because Jesus, Mary, and Joseph know, THE PEOPLE will try!

Do or Do Not There Is No Try

-Yoda

My loves, WE are responsible for our happiness. We should not look for our partners to do this for us. Sometimes an accurate self-assessment is required for the actualization of who we are. It may not always be easy, but it is many times necessary. We determine what we allow in our life and our circle. If these presences are not adding positive affirmations of truth, clarity, growth, and prosperity, they NOT something we need!!! 

As always, thank you ALL for allowing me to share my passions with you! I hope that my blog inspires you to go after what you want and believe in yourself, because I believe in you! Now strike your POWER POSE- We got this, LET’S GET TO IT!!

Keep Shining Loves

-💕Jazz