Have you ever felt a moment where you just take a breath, and look around your surroundings and you experience of happiness, or joy? Those are the best kind of feelings. When it feels like nothing at that moment could bring you down. When I feel like that, I smile. I smile real big, and my face hurts from it, but it’s all worth it. There’s an extra spring in my step, and I feel as if there wasn’t anything that could bring me down. Usually, by the next day, it’s worn off, but the memory can still make me grin and recall it with a happy tone.

One of those times for me was when I visited a theme park with my friends for the junior honor society. Being there, plus some of my good friends, equaled major fun. Though some of the people weren’t ones I was totally familiar with, it was actually amazing to spend time with people who I usually didn’t. We took tons of pictures, and some with the characters there. It made me smile, and I have a bracelet that’s always on my wrist I bought  as a souvenir (with some of the other girls.) that’s a constant reminder of the great day.

And then, sometimes, there’s such simple things that enable you to step back an realize how beautiful life really can be. An outstretched hand, a warm smile, a gorgeous day. I think that it’s important to think about the positive. My life is far from being great, and I realize how truely difficult it can be to focus on the good. But I think some of the memorable, amazing experiences we go through can assure us of this.

What do you think? What makes you feel most alive?

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L <3