Looking to the external for happiness is like a drug addiction; you are always looking for an external fix to sooth your withdrawals of depression when things aren't going well. It is a form of self-medicating something deeper and unresolved.
If you are waiting for things in your life to align themselves so you can be happy, then you are likely in for some serious disappointment.
The truth is, we have what we want already.
Your struggle is your strength. If you can resist becoming negative, bitter or hopeless, in time, your struggle will give you everything.
You give life to your problems with your words. If you really want change, then begin to use your words to give life to solutions.
What you talk about you anchor yourself to, so if you want to change your life — change your dialogue.
Make a truce with your inner-voice and speak ever so kindly and respectfully of yourself.
Choose thoughts that give you the emotions of feeling alive and excited about life.
Understand and challenge your personal narrative. Narratives become choices and actions — which become your life.
Make sure your ritual is not a daily prayer for failure through negative self-talk, ruminations, and gossip.
