musclebob-buffpants:

i have figured out the perfect formula for happiness

surround yourself with good people, good music, and good vibes.

good people are the kinds of people who inspire you to be your best.  they’re the people who know how to joke, know how to play, and know how to enjoy the world.  but they also know how to be serious, they know how to cry, and they know how to understand.  they dance to no music, sing out of car windows, and play in the rain.  they read, they write, they speak their minds.  they appreciate kind gestures, and their smiles and laughter are infectious.  they believe in the future, soak up the present, and never forget the past.  they learn, they teach, and, most importantly, they breathe as deeply and as fully as they can, and they appreciate each and every breath.

good music is the kind that surpasses your ears and invades your soul.  it brings you back, pushes you forward, and allows you to experience now as fully as possible.  it makes you close your eyes, it makes you clear your mind.  it’s so powerful that you have to physically breathe it in.  its lyrics are memorable, quotable, unforgettable.  its beats are infectious.  its melodies are addictive.  you sing along without thinking about singing, you dance without telling your limbs to move, and you feel without realizing you’re feeling.  it’s not optional, it isn’t voluntary.  it’s a poison, and once it’s found its way into your blood stream, there’s no getting it out.  when it’s over, it sticks with you.  it plays in your head, and you never want to turn it off.

good vibes live in everything.  they live in objects, in people, and in ideas.  they’re the things that make you look forward to the day ahead.  they’re responsible for the feeling you get when you sit on your windowsill and appreciate the breeze.  they live in the rays of the sun that warms your skin as you walk down the street.  they reside in voices, sounds, and in the atmosphere.  they entangle themselves in your hair, wrap themselves around the words in your favorite book, and plant themselves in the earth to grow with the flowers.

if you let these things surround you in abundance, you’ll find your happiness.  i promise.