I Think I Finally Figured It Out

I had an amazing day today. Wait, correction, I had an amazing week. I don't know what it was about it, I only know that I've been reflecting all day at how blissfully happy I am. I feel on top of the world right now, and I'm loving life.

I think my mood is not because of the fun and eventful days I've enjoyed; rather, I think it's due to simply my attitude on the world around me. You see....I think I finally figured it out.

The key to happiness.

Life isn't perfect right now, and there are still so many unknowns ahead of me. School is crazy and hectic, my friends are getting married left and right, I still don't know what I am going to do after May, and my love life seems as fruitless as tree in winter...yet, I am happy. I am positive. Why is that?

A year ago I did not feel this way. I was getting ready to move back to Florida and take a leap of faith that would end up dropping me in a hole. I was stressed, lonely, and a little lost. I had lost sight of who I was...I was angry and sad. I was different.

Yet now things have flipped a 180. My circumstances are still not too different, but I as a person, am. I have finally figured out that I control my journey. It's true I don't have much say in the obstacles that are thrown in my way, but I still have control of my wheel. I don't know where the road will go, but I'll take it in stride and cherish every moment. Because, I have learned that the outcome of my life is entirely dependent upon the energy I give to it. I can chose to sulk and cry "ah me", or I can hold my head tall and say "Bring it on". I can choose to bear every event, good or bad, with a hopeful and confident attitude, for I know full well that things are never as bad as they seem.

The difference between the successful and the average is this: the average take what they're given and let it change and define them. The successful take what they're given and then they change and define IT. They are the makers of there own lives.

That's the key. That simple truth.

Happiness is dependent on Me.