Happiness is a choice.

  Happiness is something we have to choose. And desire .

Many times we must choose to be happy, whether we are accompanied or alone. We need to understand the magnitude and versatility of every act we perform. We must recognize that all our actions and choices reflect directly and indirectly, not only on our lives but also on the lives of many other people. That's why we have to be happy, regardless of systems, situations, or people around us. Whether we have money or not, health or not. Of course, there will be moments when we feel sad, but we should not be sad. Because having and being are two very different things. We can have difficult moments, difficult days, moments of tears. But we should not believe that we live permanently in this situation. Every time there is a barrier, a difficulty, we often think it's the end, we think it's over, we think there's no way out of that situation. And a little further ahead, we realize that we have already overcome it, that we have already won, that we are already better, we are already smiling, we are already happy, and that is being.

  Surely there will be other difficult times. And surely, the difficult moments you experienced previously prepared you for this new moment. And you will also overcome it. You will also surpass it. For this reason, being happy is a choice. Choose to be happy, regardless of how you feel or how the situation around you is. Regardless of where you live, the country you are in, the neighborhood you are in. Choose to be happy. Take responsibility for yourself, do not deny yourself. And do not neglect your attitudes for anyone. Be firm and strong with your choices and be happy with them. If you made a mistake, learn from it, fix it. Do it again, easier, different. Correct each step, each act, each look, each word that you may have said or done that may have caused pain to another person, discouragement, destroyed their spirit, because surely you wouldn’t want them to do that to you. Seek to understand, perceive, and understand the reasons of the people around you. And it will certainly be much easier to see that they also see you, understand you, understand your reasons. And still, even if it is not so, even if they do not recognize, do not understand you, do not perceive you, that is not your problem, but theirs. Continue to comprehend, strengthen, help, love and be happy the way you are. Regardless of whether the other person or other people are not. It is extremely important for you to be happy, despite being sad. It is extremely important to be confident, despite going through a very difficult problem. It is important to recognize that you make mistakes. But these mistakes can be a lesson so that, in the future, you overcome and make your successes. Remember that all the people in the world who are winners were losers one day before because no one gets it right on the first try. We always have a lesson, a school, a path to follow, stone by stone, lesson by lesson, mistake after mistake, until we find the correct path. So be happy, don’t underestimate yourself, don’t belittle yourself, don’t fade away for anyone, because no one else is you. Only you know who you are and only you can define where you will go.

  By: Patrick Vieira Trindade