Excellent positive post, Ashley! Thanks for the Pinterest posts on being Happy. We should examine our thoughts and see if we can think happier ones.

Shakespeare wrote, "There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so." Now of course there are some bad things that happen, things that will bring grief and sorrow. But most everyday things that make us sad or angry don't really have to make us feel that way if we train ourselves to be on the Happy Train where we find the positive side of things. I see you have done this, and that makes me happy! :D

One thing that stands out to me is

YOU can make YOURSELF happy. You don’t need anyone.

I think that is great relationship advice! Too many people rely on their partner to make them happy, but that's not something that someone else does for you, it's something you need to do for yourself. Learn about yourself. Find out what makes you happy. Solve problems that are making you less than happy. Being dependent on another puts a lot of stress on a relationship, because a person knows when their partner can't be happy without them and that is a lot of pressure on them!

Great article and thanks for sharing this, as well as all your awesome photoshoot posts!