happiness...
"I do think that as you get older, 'happiness' becomes less important. You learn to settle for safety, comfort, companionship--all of which may add up to contentment, a more stable condition, rather than happiness." ~ Gustavo Pérez Firmat
reading that got me thinking about "happiness". and i decided that i never want to settle for "contentment". contentment may be more stable, but happiness is truer. being content is much easier than being happy. i think being happy requires more of an effort. or, not really an effort, but ... happiness has to come from within. other people can make you feel happy, but in order to truly be happy, i think that has to come from yourself ~ and that's easier if you have people who make you feel happy in your life, so i guess feeling happy and being happy go together.
i really do have lots of stuff to be happy about. i'm so lucky to have the best mom and stepdad ever, and so many wonderful friends. i know there will always be sad stuff, too. but that makes the happy stuff that much more valuable. and i really think the happiest and most important things i've got are the wonderful people in my life who give me huggles and make me smile and laugh.
i want to be happy, so i'm going to be happy, and i won't settle for being content. and i hope that none of you ever settle for just being content, either. you're all wonderful people and you all deserve to be happy.
okay, i'm going to stop being all weird and mushy now. ^^;
reading that got me thinking about "happiness". and i decided that i never want to settle for "contentment". contentment may be more stable, but happiness is truer. being content is much easier than being happy. i think being happy requires more of an effort. or, not really an effort, but ... happiness has to come from within. other people can make you feel happy, but in order to truly be happy, i think that has to come from yourself ~ and that's easier if you have people who make you feel happy in your life, so i guess feeling happy and being happy go together.
i really do have lots of stuff to be happy about. i'm so lucky to have the best mom and stepdad ever, and so many wonderful friends. i know there will always be sad stuff, too. but that makes the happy stuff that much more valuable. and i really think the happiest and most important things i've got are the wonderful people in my life who give me huggles and make me smile and laugh.
i want to be happy, so i'm going to be happy, and i won't settle for being content. and i hope that none of you ever settle for just being content, either. you're all wonderful people and you all deserve to be happy.
okay, i'm going to stop being all weird and mushy now. ^^;