Happiness... We think that life will be better after we get married. Then when we get married, we convince ourselves that we'll be happy after we have a baby. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we are sure things will be better when they are. After that, we are frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of THAT stage. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire. The truth is, there is no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, then when? Your life will always be filled with challenges. It is best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway. There is a famous quote from Alfred D Souza: "For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business or a debt to be paid. Then life would surely begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles WERE my life". So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get married, until you get separated, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid off… to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy. ---- There is no key to happiness--the door is always open!