Smiling Big...

So I have this smile…It's a ridiculously over-sized one, but never-the-less it's my true smile. I use this smile at the happiest moments of my day, or when someone I care about simply "lights those pearly whites up." I recently noticed that I hadn't been using my true smile quite as much due to life's challenges and struggles (fear not, I will be just fine). This discovery, combined with a phenomenal conversation I had with an AMAZING person helped me to realize the importance of what makes me happy and smile.

I always want to be happy. Hell, I always want to be smiling. And I most certainly want everyone that contributes to my smiley happiness to have the same thing. This is something I value very much, and for that reason alone makes it a high priority in my life.

Sure, everyone wants happiness it's something we all value right…? Then why don't we make it a greater priority in our lives? It seems to me that we settle so quickly on the notion that we're already happy (as good as it gets), or if we just work really hard at it eventually we could be happy. Both of these misconceptions ultimately hold many great people back, in my mind, from their full potential. Of course everyone wants the best for themselves and that's what everyone deserves! But what happens when something better comes along and you've already cashed in and settled? What happens when you're so busy working over-time to maintain your current happiness that you don't see the effortless package sitting right in front of you? Whether you want to admit it or not you know the answer. You'll forever be left in the dark wondering if it could have been better. You will always miss out on 100 percent of the opportunities you don't try for. That statistic never changes. I'm always in search of the ultimate happiness and this alone keeps me happy (and smiley) along the way.

ALWAYS want the best for yourself!

ALWAYS want the greatest level of happiness you can find!

And damnit, keep those smiles coming!

Beauty...

Outer beauty is something extremely frivolous to me. It is something that is expressed by the things we do, the choices we make and the lives we lead. But contrary to what some may believe, it's NOT the most important kind of beauty! The way I see it, inner beauty is the single most important trait anyone in this world can possess. I regard it as being the most precious treasure we own next to life itself.

I believe beauty, and especially it's definition, has gotten the best of this world lately. It's left many of us (including myself) spiteful and cold no matter which end of the spectrum we land upon in either categories. It's quickly separating us from each other. It makes us discriminate, prejudge, ridicule, despise and even hate. None of these words being beautiful at all.

What happened to searching for the best in people; regardless of negative opinions others say about them or in relation to their past?

What happened to striving for what is best in any situation or person?

What happened to regarding friendships with utmost respect and the willingness to do anything for a good friend? I know I'd give my own life in the blink of an eye for any of my friends and family.

The bottom line is it should be about how others act toward you that matters most. Their actions are a direct result and reflection of your inner beauty towards them. And I'm not talking about the drooling dude that always gives you free stuff because he wants to fuck your hot body, or the chick that only talks to you when she needs something from you. I'm talking about people that actually show high levels of respect toward you (if you don't know what I'm talking about, you don't have any- reevaluate your life asshole!). I demand a simply respect that everyone deserves, and I wish the world would demand theirs.

Demand some respect.
Fight for what's right.
And don't waste your time trying to find beauty.
You already possess it.