Truthful Talks

I woke up this morning to the realization that today I started college again. It had been two months since I had left my first university, two months that I was home, two months that I wasn't in school, two months that I had been purely happy. As I lay in bed preparing myself for the day ahead, I wondered if I was ready to get back to reality, to go back to being a college student, to go to classes and have homework, to put myself back into the college scene. At that moment my answer was yes. I had been going to work regularly and hanging out with friends occasionally, but I often found myself bored at home, so I was ready for a new routine. Dressed and ready for my first class at 11am, I departed my house and drove to campus. I navigated my way through the building and found my classroom. Taking a seat in the front of the class, I pulled out my notebook and planner and waited for the class to start. People filed in and I snuck quick glances around the room, looking at my class...

There isn't a more rewarding feeling than making someone else happy. It's not about the smile that emerges onto their face or the words of appreciation spoken afterwards. It's about the happiness and fullness that takes over YOU when you see the smile and hear the appreciation. Choosing to be selfless can be shown in many different ways. It could be buying someone a gift because they're having a hard day, asking someone if they want to talk, performing random acts of kindness, volunteering within your community, treating others the way you want to be treated, or even just having patience. In the society that we live in today, selflessness is hard to come by. But it only takes one wave or hello in the grocery store to start a chain reaction. As cliche as that sounds, it's true. Instead of feeding off of negative energy, we need to start feeding off of the positives. If someone does something nice for you, take that appreciation and gratitude that you feel and...