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Spending time alone is definitely character building. I find that spending time alone and engaging in meaningful conversations do bring happiness into my life. I think everyone should spend time alone, I think it says a lot about a person who knows how to enjoy being by themselves.  

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week 9  journal

Emily Esfahani Smith’s distinction between a happy life and a meaningful life was that chasing for a happy life makes people more unhappy.  Like she says in her TED talk “seeking meaning is the more fulfilling path.” I consider myself to be very thoughtful of others needs before mine. It does give more meaning to my life, it makes me feel good for having empathy for others. As a waitress, I have come to realize that people only remember the things you do for them and how you made them feel not who you really are.

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Fake it till you make it

I’m a waitress and I used to have really bad days at work because it was hard for me to block my emotions and go on with my day trying to fake that I was okay. I faked my smile till I actually felt okay so that my customers would leave satisfied.