Personal Life and Happiness

The Pursuit of Happiness in My World

What things make you consider someone to be happy? A smile, kind words, maybe what they have? To me, being happy is all about being surounded by things and people that you love. Sure, we all have different definitions as to what happiness is, and my goal is not to persuade you to view it my way. My goal is to help you to understand why I am happy, and possibly why some others are happy as well. We choose to be happy, people and things do not create our happiness, but they can contribute. Day after day we all have choices, some that can help to make us happy and some that can be a downer on our happiness. Things can get very complicated and make it very hard for me to be truely happy. I've learned that sometimes what makes you happy can cause other people pain. At that point you have to decide if it is worth it to go for what you want, or if the effects hurting another person would be to much to handle. At this point in my life, I've had to make decisions that went both ways. Even if it was something little I still had to weigh the consequences. Right now, I'm having to choose wether or not I want to move back to Oklahoma. I know that either way I will be causing my friends and family pain. I love everyone in my life, and I want all of them to be happy, but this is a time when I have to put my happiness first. My happiness, which is rare, is something that I feel I have control over. There are several things that make me happy, things like being with my family and friends, shopping, cheerleading, and the list goes on and on. I am a person that deals with depression, and I find it hard to come across times where I am actually happy. But when I have those times, I am one of the happiest people you will ever meet. I have very set goals for my future, I know where and what I will be doing for the next twelve years of my life. Starting in Janurary, I will be attending a class to recieve my dental assistant license. That is