With adversity and traumatic events we hear about daily in the news, I know that happiness in my life, right now, is defined by the lack of chaos in my own personal life: I'm safe, I have access to food and water, and safe place to call home and to be warm and not exposed to life-altering weather tragedies.
My heart hurts for those who don't have that, but I do know I feel blessed to have some modicum of comfort and reprieve from life's daily stressors.
That's happiness, to me, tonight. Being safe, warm, well fed, and a safe place to fall asleep in my own little home.
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“The way someone treats you is not a reflection of your worth: It’s a reflection of their emotional capacity,”
— Jillian Turecki.
“Stay strong, be brave, if the elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy and punch a higher floor,”
— Stephen Colbert.
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