Our purpose in life is not to always be happy. We can search for happiness our entire life, but we will never find it because happiness comes from within us. Happiness is a choice that we make for ourselves in life. No one else can make us happy; they can only try to. Happiness generally comes from an unselfish and giving Heart. Doing things to help those around you gives you a warm feeling inside. You’re happy when you can bring joy into someone else’s life. But we need to “feel” all feelings. We need to feel compassion for others. To do that, we must experience sadness and pain ourselves. It’s during those times we learn about compassion and empathy, and that is what we want and need from those we Love to get through those difficult times in our life……
The Other Side of Me 