How to be Happy

    I wanted to put something down today for you but I wasn't sure what to say. I guess I will talk about how to be happy in life. The first thing that you need to know about being happy is that you need to be happy with who you are. I have been with people that get their joy from other people in their lives. The problem with that is that people let you down. If you are insecure you will project that on to others as well. Then you will find the smallest thing in their lives and start hurting them with it so you don’t feel so bad. If you don’t find joy inside of yourself then you will never be happy. NOONE ELSE CAN GIVE YOU HAPPINESS. You need to find a way to be happy with who you are even when things are boring or not going your way. My joy and happiness comes from giving. I feel OK with who I am as long as I am giving to others.

    Happiness is not something that makes you smile or makes you dance. It can do both of these things. Real happiness or inner peace is more of a calm feeling no matter what is happening. It is a feeling that everything is OK. I would compare it to patience in a way. Things might not feel comfortable right now but you can still feel OK because you are breathing and things are good in your life. You are going to have tough times along the way accepting everything that affects your life. It is OK to get angry or frustrated. That doesn’t mean that you are not happy. You can have moments when you don’t feel OK or you cry but that doesn’t mean that overall you cannot still find happiness.

    People are going to lie, cheat and steal. They will think it is OK to do these things as long as it is not happening to them. Your happiness does not depend on them. They can take what they want because your happiness comes from you. If you are insecure about something you need to learn how to deal with it. Taking it out on others will only make you feel dead inside. I have lived that first hand. It is not pretty when someone is not willing to try and understand who they are so they keep hurting others and blaming them instead. It is much easier to see faults in others than trying to understand yourself.

Love yourself more each day,

Your Loving Dad