Creating your own happiness

Being happy is something that is YOUR responsibility. Do you think you have to be happy because things are moving on fine?, you have everything under control? A fat bank account, nice home, great husband or wife, wonderful kids, great boss at the office plus a good job that gives u a fat pay-check at the end of the month, etc? These are NOT where your happiness should depend. Hey, they are sure perfect reasons to be happy, I mean, who doesn't want those, but it should not be where your happiness lies. They are two different thing you know. Having your happiness lie on external factors like those, means that if they are not going fine, then you loose it! (your happiness). That is why YOU have to CREATE your own happiness! Yes, be the person to determine if and when you have to be happy. Those external factors are not dependent on you. They are dependent on other people and your environment I mean, if your husband or wife or kids decides to change or piss you off on a particular day, what can you do about it? If your boss in the office becomes a nightmare to you, what can you do? The thing is, there are some cases you can't really change. It's not every time that you have things UNDER CONTROL, sometimes they DO GET OUT OF CONTROL and at such times, the result is you get sad. I just explained what happens to us, why some of us wake up one day and we feel so on top of the world and other days, you don't even wish to get out of the bed. In creating your own happiness, you are telling yourself that whether or not every other thing goes right or wrong, you can make your self happy. So, creating your happiness is finding that something you do that gets you on top of the world. That one thing is your 'soul mate'. Most times, all we have as soul mates are human beings, which are external factors that we don't have full control over. But I'm talking about SOMETHING that gets you going each time you do it or you think of it. I have a pretty silly 'soul mate' like that, my little secret, but will share it. When I discovered it, believe me, it was so stupid, but very helpful. My soul mate?-Counting ceiling boards! (feeling shy :) ) But anyway, that's it. I just lie down on my bed at those 'melancholic' nights, you know, the sad times and start counting my ceilings. Another of my soul mate's drawing! From 'Tinky-winky,' to 'Winnie-the-poo,' to 'cramp twins'. Yea, sounds childish huh? But that's why kids are always happy in their world,-The things they do. Well, you don't have to be like me, but all I'm saying's that, your 'soul mate', I mean what will make you happy might be so odd and silly, you'd feel so stupid, bit it doesn't matter, JUST DO IT! The most important thing at the end is that U'R H-A-P-P-Y! Kisses...