Happiness for Beginners

by Katherine Center

I just wanted to be good at this. And competent. And tough. And, ultimately, just: anybody but me. I was tired of being a disaster. I was tired of being a trampled-on flower. I wanted to be awesome. That wasn’t too much, was it?

I was working hard to feel grateful for the opportunity for heartbreak and all the aliveness

The most important thing to remember is that getting what you want doesn’t make you happy.” “It doesn’t?” I asked. “Not for long. Happiness is more about appreciation than acquisition.”

Because not getting what you want forces you to appreciate what you already have.

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“I seriously couldn’t hang up. I didn’t want to hang up. I realized I would rather listen to you than do just about anything else in the world. I realized that even if you can’t stand me, and even if you deserve someone a thousand times better—and healthier—and even if the only decent thing to do was leave you alone, I had no choice but to come after you. Next morning, my Land Rover just kind of drove itself back home.” I

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