Happiness is in your hands
It is in no other place
For you decide its destiny
YOU decide its fate
For so long, I have seen so many people unhappy. For so long, I have had others vent to me about why they aren’t happy. I usually listen calmly and help them assess the situation without voicing my opinion. I watch them cry, go into hysterics, scream, you name it…. And then they ask me how do I overcome situations.
“How did you get over someone mistreating you?”
“How do you let it not get to you when others are mean?”
“Why do you hold grudges!?”
“I would hate them forever if I were you!! You should hate them!”
“So you aren’t sad about it?”
I usually laugh. I’m not insulted by the questions at all, but I just say these few words, “I have learned that life is too short to be anything but happy…and I truly believe that and I wish to be happy.” When you realize that, life becomes so much easier. Begin to value your time and your happiness. Stop wasting time on people or things that don’t make you happy. More than likely, if you waste your time on something that wasn’t gratifying it will cause sadness in your life. For time is something precious to us and we cannot get back. When we feel as though it is truly wasted we are sad. So why do you waste your time being upset when wasted time usually leads to a lack of happiness??
Life happens. Things don’t go right all of the time. You run into really nice people and also really mean people, but you have to learn how to value your emotions and time above all. Never allow people in your life who take away from your happiness. If you feel as though hanging with someone or participating in an activity is a waste of time, do not engage. Wasted time is something we can never get back, and this reality saddens us. ….that’s why you have to learn how to utilize your time to the best of your ability.
As I said before,
Happiness is in your hands
It is in no other place
For you decide its destiny
YOU decide its fate
Stop letting others control your emotions. Wake up every day and decide that you will be happy and you won’t let anyone change that. Do not let the evils of the world get to you. Smile even when life around you may seem like a thunderstorm. Sure things are Serious, but they are NOT THAT SERIOUS.
Stop crying over someone mistreating you!
Stop complaining about situations you are unwilling to change!
Stop hanging around people who do not bring any positive value to your life.
When you decide to truly and utterly be happy, you will see that happiness was always within you, but you just couldn’t see it. Be yourself! Do what puts a smile on your face! And stop worrying about other people and their negative thoughts. For your happiness is in YOUR hands! It is not in another person, a thing, or a place, it is in YOUR HANDS! And when you finally realize that, the small things won’t hurt as much and you will be able to TRULY live your life……………
–Monica Renata