Happiness should come from within.

[Lou1973]

I think this is true. It should be realised that we are each responsible for our own happiness first and foremost.

Sure our friends, family, partners and children contribute to our joy and happiness but it is important to understand they alone are not to be our only source of happiness. We must learn how to make our own selves happy on our own without relying on others.

This is why when in a relationship for example you should also have alone time just to be you, to do the things you like and find new hobbies that make you happy. Ideally you should be leading a happy and fulfilling life before you can pour into someone else and before they can pour into you.

I adore my guy and for the most part we do spend a lot of our time together however we do have a regular night of the week where we do our own thing separately from each other. My partner is not the only thing that makes me happy, I get a lot of enjoyment out of watching a movie alone or chilling to my style of music. These things make me happy too and I'm not reliant on my partner to constantly add to my life. I look forward to my night to myself.

Tomorrow I am going shopping and out for coffee without my partner, doesn't mean I dont love him, doesn't mean I don't care about him but essentially I care about me and I need time to do the things I enjoy outside of the relationship. In a few weekends time I will go and spend a day hiking which is something that I absolutely love doing, yes without my partner. He isn't into hiking and so chooses not to share that activity with me but that doesn't mean I throw that interest out the window, why would I, it brings joy to me.

Make sure you seek happiness within and do the things you like outside of any relationship or friendship. Don't rely on others to make you happy. Love yourself and create your own happy life because no person on earth is going to love and respect you and your well being more than you, that's the truth, people will come and go in your life, some will stay others will run but you will always have yourself😃

[Guy13]

Like the Take !

[Anonymous]

great