One of the biggest revelations I’ve ever had was that you can’t rely on someone else for your own happiness. A simple message, but a strong one. You can not make another person happy. You can only make you happy, and spread that inner joy with those nearby.
Day in and day out, this message resonates. We spend so much time seeking out an ideal partner who we hope will fill a missing piece inside. We assume that the answer lies with an outside solution. Another human being. Another job. Another place. Another mindset. But what if the whole time we’ve been seeking this outer component, the answer has been within? What if the reason you could never find your own source of happiness or inner contentment was simply because you weren’t looking in the right place?
What I’ve learned is that being happy is far easier than you’d ever expect. Being happy is making the conscious decision that you will be and shaping a life that supports this vision. You can decide to change the entire foundation of your being in this very moment. Today, or tomorrow, once you’ve made that conscious choice, you will experience a world set aflame. Light, empathy and love will rule your every waking moment. A great discovery will have been made. From that point forward, you’ll be in charge of your own reaction to the world.
You will be someone who makes you happy.
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