I'm Happy just to be Happy

Find humor and laughter in as much in life as you can, and when you laugh, laugh with everything you have in you.  Laugh from your heart.

Don't spend your life focusing on the big things that you are sure would make your life better.  Focus on the smaller things. Appreciate the small things.  Because when it comes down to it,  Those are the most important things.

I truly believe that the healthiest way to live life is learning to be happy for no particular reason.  Be happy just to be happy and stop depending on other people or other things to make you happy because they aren't always going to be there for you.  You are.

I have always gotten the most confused looks from people when they ask me "What is it you want out of life?"  That's the simplest answer for me.  To be happy.  They don't ever get it.  They follow that with another question, "but what will make you happy?"  Are you kidding?  Really, what kind of question is that?  I don't care what is making me happy as long as the outcome is that I am happy.  If I'm single than I want to be happy and single.  If I am married, than I want to be happy and married.  If I am rich than I want to be happy and rich.  If I am poor, than I want to be happy and poor.  As long as I am happy, I don't care about the rest.

I know I am a dark person and I love being a "dark" person but it isn't because I am depressed or angry or bitter.  Well.. I can be quite surly but, hey, we can't be perfect right?  The truth is I am dark and love my darkness because darkness makes me happy.  Who knows why.  It just always has.  So I chose to embrace the things in life that put a smile on my face as much as possible because lets face it...  Life it tough. We might as well make the best of it where we can.

I think this outlook was something that my uncle and I had in common.  When he died I began pulling him and this concept closer and closer to my heart. He always believed that the small and simple things in life are what's most important and laughter can Always make everything better.  My cousin and I got memorial tattoos for my uncle and the only thing that seems most appropriate were these two lines.

Appreciate the Small Things

&

Laugh From Your Heart

My leg

My cousin's arm

Now of course I have my bad days when everyone pisses me off or I feel like I just can't catch a break and of course I do get depressed too like everyone else.  I think that's is normal.  I just try and hope that I don't let that take over. I hope I can continue to find happiness no matter what.  :) <3