By definition happiness is, "a mental or emotional state of well-being defined by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy." However, I don't believe most people see happiness in it's true form. People believe happiness is something you have to one day obtain. "One Tree Hill" said it best when they said, "Happiness is not a mood, and it's a condition, not a destination. It's like being tired or hungry, it's not permanent. It comes and goes, and that's OK. And I feel like if more people thought of it that way, they'd find happiness more often." Happiness is not something you have to wait 20 years for. It is not something you look back on your life and say, "I guess I was happy." Happiness is something you have chance to have every single day, but it's up to you.
Everyday you wake up is a new day. It's filled with new chances, opportunities, and lessons. Every single day you are faced with a question, Am I going to focus on the good or the bad today? Bad things happening to you are inevitable. You cannot live a life where nothing goes wrong, you can though live a life where you choose to focus on the good. There is no reason to spend your life worrying and stressing all the small things. That is why I have made a promise to myself to pick happiness everyday. Yes there will be days where I will be sad, angry, or worried, but I won't let it consume me.
When you take a minute to realize what all you have in this world that can make you happy, it's hard not to be. From puppy kisses, friends, family, music, driving around at 2 a.m., or even just wondering around outside discovering thing you've never seen before. The list goes on and on, there is always something you can find that will make you happy. It truly is the simple things that fill our soul the most. Happiness does not come from another person, it can only come from within. Stop searching for your soul mate and start looking for things that make your soul happy.
So next time you feel like nothing else in your life could possibly go wrong, go explore and find your happy place, things that make you feel alive, something that no matter how many times you see it or do it, it will still bring you joy. Do something that you have never done before, or puts you outside of your comfort zone. Open your mind to realizing that happiness is not something you will have "one day" but rather something you can have every single day. No matter what you do in life make sure it makes you happy.
