Truly Happy
Never have I realized how much of a blessing it is is to be truly happy. True happiness for me is when life makes sense and everything has fallen into place like it was always meant to be.
I am blessed to be able to experience this. I have a support system beyond belief, a man who loves and cares for me, the greatest friends, and the confidence to pursue what I believe is the right path for me.
What sucks though is that true happiness can be deceiving, there is always something...ALWAYS...that tries to ruin that happiness that you have. It will try and break you down in ways you didn't even know existed.
The thing to remember is, you can change it. You have the ability to not let if effect you, to not let it break you down, or to overcome that stepping stone. YOU make the difference in YOUR life, not anything or anyone else. YOU are the keeper of your happiness and how YOU let things effect you.
Once you have come to that realization, YOU can always...ALWAYS, be in control of your happiness.
Having just figured this out recently, has made me understand alot of things. I have always carried a load of unnecessary stress. No longer will I let that effect my life and the way I live.
I deserve to be happy.
As I go through all kinds of feelings and experiences in my journey through life -- delight, surprise, chagrin, dismay -- I hold this question as a guiding light: "What do I really need right now to be happy?" What I come to over and over again is that only qualities as vast and deep as love, connection and kindness will really make me happy in any sort of enduring way.
- Sharon Salzberg
