Happiness is a choice

To grow into our best selves, we need to be able to claim our own lives.

"Happiness is a choice, and it’s a set of skills. And once we’ve made the existential choice to be happy, we can develop the repertoire of skills we need to achieve our goals. It’s never too late to become a happier person. We become who we believe we can be. Attitude isn’t everything, but it’s almost everything. I argue that neither our genetics nor external circumstances determine our happiness. Rather, happiness depends on how we deal with what we’re given. As we age, we can see clearly that we don’t always have control, but we do have choices." Mary Pipher