preview

Veronica Dialectical Journal

Decent Essays
Open Document

“I know what will make you feel better. Let’s play the happy game,” called the sound of Freddy’s voice. “No Freddy, I’m not in the mood to do this right now,” I said, extremely annoyed, as my disheartening day was driving me into a hateful rage. “C’mon Sami, you know it’ll help.” I was certain Freddy would end up getting his way, so I reluctantly gave in to avoid his inevitable whining. “Fine, but I still don’t understand how this game is going to make me feel better.” I grudgingly sighed. Little things got me down. Whether it was a poor grade on a test or just a bad hair day, I would decide to let my negativity ruin my entire day. Whenever I had a gloomy day, I would come home to a FaceTime call from Freddy. We would spend hours on the phone going back-and-forth naming things that make us happy. …show more content…

Money.” “Clothes.” “Good grades.” Yes, I’m aware that these shouldn’t be the first objects that come to mind when we think of happiness, but that’s where the purpose of the game comes into play. After running out of superficial objects that I thought made me happy, I would get frustrated because he’d still want to play. “Freddy, I can’t think of anything new to say.” “Yes you can, Sami. I know how your mind works. Just think deeper.” After thinking hard, I would get more into it. “Okay...the love I get from my family.” “See, now that wasn’t too hard, was it?” When I thought about clothes, I didn’t smile as it was just another object on my “list of happiness”. But when I thought about my mom, my dad, and my brother, a smile emerged on my face. I could feel the happiness running through my veins from my head to my toes. “There’s the smile I knew I could get out of you, but I know you have more things that make you happy.” And this was the truth. I had so much to be grateful for. “I have to move into my dorm early tomorrow, but I’ll talk to you soon. Just keep thinking of what makes you genuinely

Get Access
Related
Get Access