car – He Said Yes!

Happy New Year, everyone!

I am certain that most of you ~~have already started thinking~~ have already set your New Year’s resolutions. A new job. A new car. To get into a top-ranked graduate school. Patience. Wisdom. A better relationship with your mother or father. Etc.

I also imagine that some of you are secretly and/or desperately hoping to find your significant other this year. Well, I am no expert, but I know from personal experience that one is less likely to find a good partner if he/she is not ready. And I am not talking about you getting fit, but about what is truly important: you as a person.

It may sound cliché, but you need to get to know yourself, which will help boost your confidence while you are waiting for that special someone. Going through that process may also help you have a better idea about what you want in a partner.

On one hand, being emotionally ready is crucial to being receptive to love from others. In other words, being vulnerable is key. Some of you may be reading this and think, “Hum, I am not sure that it is that important if I want to have somebody in my life… ” Trust me, you will not believe the number of people that I have met in the past who have told me that they do not know how to let someone love them unconditionally! A lot of them even added that they always find a way to “mess things up.” Once again, I do not believe that someone will just come into your life, but that you will be the one to attract the one for you once you start befriending yourself.

On the other hand, the ugly truth is that not everybody is going to find someone and get married, and not everyone who gets married will actually live happily ever after, etc. This is just how life is, but keep in mind that people should feel the need to improve themselves regardless of what their reality is. I, for one, have been having the same New Year’s resolution for the past five (5) years, and it has been great: To do better and to be better! Just simple.

With that being said, I wish that you will keep working on yourself throughout the year. And I am not saying this because you are not lovely enough, but because you are a pearl that constantly needs to be polished! So yes, it should be all about you!

Cheers!

Hely ❤

What is happiness? Really. Do you ever stop and think about it? Is it what society made you believe it should be? In other words, is it the money, the car, and the big house? And will mariage make you happy?

Unfortunately, most people tend to hold everybody–i.e. family, friends, and their partner–but themselves responsible for their own happiness.

I, myself, think that happiness is whatever you want it to be. Whatever makes you smile or gives you true peace. For instance, yesterday, I bought myself some flowers near Saint Peter’s Church in Petion-Ville, Haiti. When I got home, I enjoyed cutting and watering them barefoot. Just like a kid. I put them in a vase that Sugar gave me a few months ago. That made me happy!

With that being said, whether it is just buying yourself flowers like I did, walking by the beach, reading a book, eating some ice cream, or even taking yourself out, do it. You need to unwind and let yourself go once in a while!

P.S: All photos were taken by Sara D. Senat.