Happiness is an inside job. Don't assign anyone else that much power over your life. Whatever you are searching for in others, you have the power to create within yourself, and of even greater value.
The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life. It's in the little things, which you are free to embrace and make meaningful in your own unique way. It is not how much we have, but how much we open up to appreciate and enjoy. You don't have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness - it is right in front of you, if you're just paying attention and practicing gratitude.
"What we call the secret of happiness
is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life."
- Leo Buscaglia
I wake up every day, and I choose life. To appreciate the freedom of being able to make my own choices and mistakes. To occasionally stumble and fall - but also rise again, a richer and wiser soul than yesterday. Whatever struggle I may find myself in today, is developing the strength I need for tomorrow. I trust that every aspect of life serves a purpose. I choose to feel life, with all that it consists of - to not deny my humanity, but embrace it.
It is, of course, not possible to experience constant euphoria - what kind of life would that be anyway, with nothing to challenge our spirit in order to grow and understand our potential. But, if you just allow yourself to be grateful, you can find happiness in everything. Even where you least expect it.
