love, liss.

I decided to write this post because of yet another "Being happy/successful is the best revenge" status on my newsfeed. I get where people are coming from when they post those statuses, but I started to really think about this whole thing. I don't know who these statuses are directed to, but I'm guessing people who have betrayed, used or belittled them.  While that may be a great motivation- trying to prove people wrong, it might have more downsides than we realize. The problem with trying hard to prove people wrong, even if we eventually succeed, is that we're doing it not for ourselves, but for them. So many of us are constantly trying to get acceptance and respect from others, we live our entire lives trying to show that we're worthy, we're different, we're not like the average Joe. So some people look to materials to make themselves feel worthy, confident, unique. Some look to achievements and their personal definitions of "success" to ...