Stop Waiting to Be Happy: Joy Doesn’t Need Perfect Circumstances

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How many beautiful moments have we missed because we were too busy waiting for the perfect one?

We tell ourselves we will be happy when we find the perfect partner, the right job, lose that weight or when we’re the best version of ourselves, not realising our energy and focus are on waiting for something in the future. When we postpone our happiness, we risk never living in the present.

When we sit in the waiting season, we build a disillusion with ourselves that happiness can only arrive when it attached to something or someone outside of us.

What if we don’t need to change ourselves to experience feeling good? What if we wear that outfit, go to that location we’ve been saving for our future proposal, and just say yes to everything now, even if it feels a little bit scary or silly. You don’t need to hit milestones in order to be deserving, you’re already worthy of it now.

So stop waiting.

Joy is not on the other side of having your life figured out.

Joy is now.