Whatever is left, once the swarm has eaten it’s fill; that is who you will be for the rest of your life.
\nYou must learn to be happy with that portion.
\nYou must learn to accept that that is what makes you who you are.
\nAnd surpass the limitations you create<\/p>\n
Happiness is not created, or demanded.
\nHappiness is something that is borne of the unhappiness of being alive in a world that is determined to kill you.
\nIt is something to be discovered<\/p>\n
Let go of what is not; embrace what is<\/p>\n
Happiness will be right where you left it
\nSmiling, mirthfully.
\nIt had been there all along.
\nIf you’d only taken the time to see<\/p>\n
There are no conditions, save for the ones you set yourself<\/p>\n
Be happy not for what you have or who you are
\nBe happy for the sake of being happy, despite all the reasons
\nThat demands of you to not be happy
\nAs if it were to be something deserved<\/p>\n
It is part of the human condition
\nYou need only take the time to see<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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