Happiness is a choice. I know that it’s not always a choice when it comes to mental health issues and can be a struggle. But that statement “Happiness is a choice” made significantly more sense to me recently. To me, people aren’t telling you that you just choose to be happy and boom, you’re happy. It means more than that. At least to me, it has come to mean that the choices you make are what lead you to your happiness. For example, a job that you work for or the person you decide to love. It’s these choices that lead you to happiness. A job could be what you want to be doing, but it’s so draining and demanding, that it takes the joy out of the job for you. A person could be someone you care for dearly, but is taking advantage of you and emotionally draining you, or even financially draining you. These are the situations where happiness becomes a choice. I’m not saying it would be an easy choice in either situation, but a choice none-the-less. It would be your choice to look for a new job or to stay in the job that depletes your happiness faster than it provides it’s small happy moments. It would be your choice whether you think the person draining you is truly worth the effort or if you want to find someone out there who is better for you. I only recently realized this reality and that’s when I finally had the emotional capacity to look at my best friend in the way that he’s always looked at me. It was then that I realized he’s the love of my life and I’ve never been so sure. I’m finding my happiness through my choices, no matter how big or small a choice it may seem. What choice could you make today to make you happy?