What is happiness?

In life, we are constantly searching for happiness. Whether it be from love, more money, a better job, or as simple as finding a new show to watch on Netflix.

The older I get the more I am finding happiness within myself, because I've learned that breakups happen, more money just means more bills, jobs come and go, and shows come to an end.

 I once read a quote that said "Find happiness for no reason, because if you're happy for a reason, that reason can be taken away."

It makes a lot of sense too. Why find happiness in someone else, or from what they bring, how they make you feel? It can be taken away with no warning & then you are left scrambling, trying to figure out how to function without the happiness that person brought you. 

So, what is happiness? For me, happiness is just being at peace with my life. I realize things won't stay the same and people move on. I understand that sometimes life will be challenge, but staying happy, regardless of the change around me, is my true definition of happiness. 

I can't control the world, how people act, how they choose to love, how my job is going, if my kids all behave all the time, but I can choose how I let it affect my life, and my attitude. I choose to be happy, to smile, to say silly things like "Negativity out, positive in." I choose to give and get hugs what I am feeling stressed out, or feeling down. I choose to be positive and now allow the world, and things I cannot control destroy my happiness. 

I choose me.

I choose happiness.