It’s easy to think that if our situation changed, we’d be happier.
If we could save more for retirement.
Had stronger friendships.
Found a more satisfying job.
Improved our health.
There’s nearly always room for improvement in these areas.
Yet, we often overlook that things could be much worse.
That there are those whose situations we might envy who are just as unhappy as we are.
And those whose situations we see as worse than our own who are much happier.
The difference lies in how each of us view our own situations.
What we expect of ourselves and the world.
How our experiences align with those expectations.
Much of our unhappiness is rooted in a difference between the two.
Your happiness is not dependent on your situation.
It's dependent on your thoughts about your situation.
Not what's going on around you.
But what you think about what's going on around you.
When you can't change your situation, change your thoughts.
What’s keeping you from being happy?
What can you do about it?
If nothing, how can you think about it differently?
Explore ways to view it as an opportunity?
Search for potential benefits from the experience?
Or even simply work to accept it?
Do what you can.
That’s all you can do.
And that’s enough.
You’re enough.
You’ve got this.
