Happy: Finding joy in every day and letting go of perfect

Helping a friend in need is a joy and often one of the most feel-good transactions you can be part of.

You do something for another without expecting any gain, but ultimately it’ll make you feel so good simultaneously.

You’re sending out ripples of happiness and it’s boomeranging straight back to you, too.

When we feel down it is easy to shut off, curl into a ball and hide from the world and others around you.

We may also isolate ourselves from others at times to avoid taking a closer look at ourselves.

If we have convinced ourselves of certain theories that aid us in getting what we think we want or need, it is hard to hear other opinions if they differ from our own.

Listening to those around you doesn’t mean you have to do what everyone else thinks you should do all the time,

DEPEND ON YOUR PACK. Whoever they are, laugh with them and lean on them.

new form of love; a steady and comfortable warmth that allows you to feel supported and safe wherever you are.

I feel lucky that I am in a partnership that allows me to make mistakes and show my scars and vulnerabilities, as it’s held together by the heart.

Write a positive thing about yourself on each finger. Every time you look down at your own hands or wash them, remember these positives you have committed to. The power of self-love!

I’m not sure if anyone knows truly how to deal with this sort of trauma, other than to surround yourself with good people to take care of you.

Falling in love is one of the most vulnerable things you can do: you are falling head first into someone else’s world without knowing which direction it’ll spin you in.

Who doesn’t love receiving snail mail that isn’t a bill?! Write a loved one a love letter, telling them all the things you love about them.

If you can truly love and accept yourself and your mistakes, letting in love is much, much easier.

If you can accept and learn to love all your quirks and individual traits alongside your past and how that has made you feel, then it is easy to let someone love you.

I don’t love my need to feel in control and have everything in order all the time; and I long to be more carefree and relaxed about things.

I pounce like a cat and hiss and shout until I’ve forgotten it’s actually me who has the problem with these traits and no one else.

When you don’t love yourself much, you tend to push away those that love you.

Real self-love is all about acceptance and acting from that place. So love yourself, then let others love you, too.