Happiness. The dictionary defines it as:
1. the quality or state of being happy.
2. good fortune; pleasure; contentment; joy

Seems simple enough, but why do people make it seem so hard to attain happiness? I'm not a psychiatrist, I don't even have a degree, so I can't give you professional advice. But I can give you my opinion and it's just that, my opinion. You may agree, or disagree with it, and that's your prerogative, but this is my blog so if you don't like it, don't read it! :o)
I've learned that it doesn't take much to find happiness. It's not hard to find pleasure or joy in life. It's easy to be content. It is nothing more then simply taking a step outside the box, and seeing what you've been given for what it is. Looking at the good things in your life and not dwelling on the not so good things. "taking your lemons and making yourself some lemonade."
Trust your family, trust your friends and if it turns around and bites you, then so be it! You're life is not over, you've just tripped and fallen. Ask your family and friends to help you up, help yourself up! Live and learn right? That's no reason to put up a wall, and barricade everyone out of your life! That's what starts the downward spiral into being completely and utterly miserable!! How can you pursue happiness in your life if you've barricaded yourself behind some wall? Ever stop to think about it like this...if you put that wall up around you, you are blocking out the bad...but you're also blocking out the good...and blocking yourself in! Where's the happiness in that?
Unconditional. There's another word for you. Definition is:
1. not limited by conditions; absolute
Trust, love, accept everyone and everything that comes into your life unconditionally! If it turns out bad, you learned a lesson, but if it turns out good...it's happiness!!
Unconditional Happiness!!
Why am I blogging about this? I don't know. Because I can I suppose! :o)~ Or maybe, just maybe, it's because I have finally come to a place in my life when I have found it. I've found all of this out. There are things in my life that I want to change, so guess what I'm doing? I'm changing them!! I've started making lemonade, and I gotta tell you, it's really refreshing. I've pursued happiness, and I've found it! Unconditional Happiness! Thru friends, thru family and thru Jesus Christ! And I wish the same for you! *muah*