Making my kids happy is not a priority to me. However, showing them how to be happy in most situations is my responsibility. If I am calm and acknowledge my emotions, I can quickly see that they are not the same as who I am.
My emotions do not rule me. If something happens, I don’t have to classify it as bad, good, or indifferent. I can just say that it happened. What did I learn from it? It happened, what do I need to do now? I can handle this. I just have to see it as a challenge and take action. When I handle it, it is gone.
There may be something else that comes up. This is life. However, I can handle the issue and quickly move on. I don’t wallow in self pity. I take care of what needs to be done. If it is the wrong decision, I try to make it right. If we can acknowledge the emotions that come up, we can remain calm. We don’t push down emotions. When we face the issues we realize we are much bigger than our emotions. We have faced many issues and lived to tell about it. We may even look back with humor on the events. We don’t need to look to outside sources for our happiness. It comes from within.