Reflective Essay On Happiness

Daily Motivator Ralph Marston once said, “Happiness is a choice, not an achievement. Nothing will make you happy until you decide to be happy.” There is a mix of people in this world that chose to be happy or grumpy and upset. Everyone goes through tough moments in their lives; how people deal with those tough times explains how the future is going to turn out for them. There is always a bright side to every situation as well as a bad side. People that look at the bright side and move on are happier than those who are always looking at the bad side of all situations. I believe that happiness is a choice and that everyone has control over their own. August 20, 2015 was a day that changed my life forever. That was the day I learned that my dad had passed away. I was 15 years old and was just entering my sophomore year of highschool. After this happened, I did not want to be happy. People tried helping me including my family, friends, and counselors but it was not working. I did not want to do anything other than lay in bed in the dark. My relationships with people started to suffer, my friends stopped asking me to hangout with them and I became disconnected with my

I realized that everyone around me tried to make me happy but they failed. They failed because I did not let them make me happy and I did not allow myself be happy. The turning point for my life was the moment I realized how I had been living everyday since my dad had passed away. I recognized the need for change and decided that I needed to move on with my life. I began to engage in counseling and I talked more about what bothered me. I allowed those who wanted to be there for me help and I stopped pushing them away. I got into working out and that helped me relieve stress as well as develop a healthy hobby that made me happier. I became a stronger person and I also became a more enjoyable person to be