Probably the wisest words that were ever uttered to me. Came from a therapist. I was sitting in her office, crying my eyes out.. . and she said, "So let me get this straight. You base your personal happiness on things entirely out of your control.

Laura Munson
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This is a very wise quote from a psychiatrist. It's a good way to look at life and the things that affect happiness. If you have problems or bad things happen to you, then there is nothing that you can do about it. In fact, if something were to happen to you and you didn't have any control over it, you would be miserable.

But when something good happens, you should be happy because it's out of your hands. You can't change it, so why worry?

Source: This Is Not The Story You Think It Is: A Season Of Unlikely Happiness

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