happiness & change

i always strive to be genuinely happy. happy with my life, my body, happy with the people around me. i felt this happiness back in may. a lot has happened, good and bad, since then. and i lost that happiness. i lost the feeling of waking up every morning and looking out my window and being thankful for each day i was given. i was in such a dark period in my life that some days i just didn't want to keep going. i didn't want to see another day. i felt like this for almost two months. its was just horrible. but i learned so many things from that time, a lot of good came from those dark moments.

i'm finally happy. my life right now is just going so great. i have the best friends who are always there for me and are always encouraging me. and no matter what, i know i can count on them. i was talking to a friend the other day about how we both are just so happy with our lives right now. and he said something like, it's great to find people who are genuinely happy for you. that you can tell them about how great your life is going or how happy you are about your job or whatever and they aren't jealous of you. i was like wow! i've caught myself so many times being envious of other people's happiness. but everyone's path is different, everyone finds happiness a different way. and being happy for the accomplishments or happiness of others is such a beautiful thing. 

just thought i'd share this with y'all!!