Define Happiness

Where do I even begin? As I have reflected on countless moments that this decade has brought me, I am so much more focused on what is to come in the next year. I was spending time with family for the holidays this past weekend and found myself being ready to close one big chapter in my life. I have discovered that life is like one big book. A new chapter means  more goals. Preparing for a year that I never thought would come is a surreal feeling. Digging up old photos and tapes bring a bittersweet sensation to my heart. Recently, I found a letter that my junior high self wrote for my 2020 self. Reading that note I prepared for myself four years ago helped me realize not only how much your goals can change in a short amount of time, but what is most important to be able to achieve those goals. Its interesting to look back and realize just months ago I thought that I wouldn't graduate or even get accepted into college. I did what was possible to push myself. In addition, I never

I have always had a close relationship with the feeling of guilt. Guilt makes you feel like you have done something wrong after you have the gut wrenching butterflies. We can drag ourselves into guilt from being insecure about our own decisions, and not being confident in the decision that we make for ourselves. Pulling our own guilt trip barricades our happiness into a corner. Unfortunately, we can't break that wall if we don't allowing ourselves to do what is in the best interest for us. How do we not let a storm of guilt ruin our perfectly sunny day? We seem to always take a backseat in the act of confrontation. We need to be more of a leader than a follower in our own lives. Besides, sometimes its okay to give yourself the upper hand and be assertive. Recently, I was in a job that always made me feel like I wasn't good enough to do a simple task. For example, I would be counting coins out of the cash register and got penalized because I wasn't fast enough with