You have to be happy to get happy

by Gale
(Florida)

The best advice I ever received is that if you really want to be happy you have to stop looking for it outside yourself. This knowledge has made a huge difference in how I live my life.

I used to think I'd be happy when I got the job, found the love, bought the car, finished school, lost the weight or won the lottery. I've learned that this is all backwards and those things only made me happy for a while and then I'd start searching for the next thing that would supposedly make me happy.

Thankfully, I now understand that I can't chase happiness always looking for someone or something to make me happy - that's my job. I had to learn that life is about the journey not the destination.

The best part is that when I stopped searching so hard for happiness it just came.



Gale from HappyHalfway.com