It’s up to us to determine our happiness.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 No one else is in charge.\u00c2\u00a0 No one else is to blame.\u00c2\u00a0 No one else gets the credit.\u00c2\u00a0 Our happiness is tied to our willingness to be responsible for our own moods.\u00c2\u00a0 That’s a certainty — one of few in this life.\u00c2\u00a0 It’s also a certainty that any happiness we feel in the company of others is not the result of their attention, their happiness or good fortune, or their commitment to us.\u00c2\u00a0 It’s the result of our commitment to ourselves.\u00c2\u00a0 Let’s be grateful for that!\u00c2\u00a0 Accepting this, accepting that we are responsible for ourselves and ourselves alone, is the key to allowing the rest of our lives to unfold as they were meant to do.<\/p>\n
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