I truly and finally really learned that I am responsible for my own happiness, and it is no small task to take up
I do agree with this, we can consciously condition our emotional state, at least for the most part, there are indeed external events that can affect us, but mostly it is ourselves through our thoughts that ultimately decide whether we are happy or miserable.
Thanks for sharing this part of your journey @solarsupermama.
I'm glad you enjoyed it. I really do think we can create whatever we choose. The world is what it is, but we choose how to respond. I've been depressed, so that's a little different simply in that it is much harder to pull out of and is totally separate from external events, but for the most part, we get to choose. We just have to be diligent.