Finding Happiness

I recently came across a verse that I've heard so many times in my life. This verse has been repeated around the world for centuries, but for whatever reason I had never taken the time to analyse its words and its meaning until recently. That verse is "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference"

So what does this one verse have to do with happiness? The answer is everything. There are things in life that we feel make us unhappy or are stopping us from being happy. Every single one of these things fits into one of two categories, things that we can change and things that we can't. You can't change the past, your family, the colour of your skin but you can change your job, your friends and your lifestyle. If something makes you unhappy and you can't change it, than need to accept it but if something makes you unhappy and you can change it, than set goals to do so.

Do not waste your time and energy on regret or things that you can not change, accept those things and move on and instead spend your time and energy on things that you can change. Set goals, break your goals down into small steps and be proud of yourself for each and every small goal that you achieve on your way to achieving your big goal.

I encourage you to take the time today to make a list of some of the things in your life that you feel are keeping you from being happy, separate these things into the two columns, set goals to change the things that you are able and let go of the things that you aren't able to change.

Only you have the power to change your life, we all possess this power. If you feel that you are living a life that is making you unhappy, then change it!