Well, Aristotle... no offense... but I am only partially buying what your selling here (or I guess what you've already sold). I am no Aristotle... I'm young but from my 23 years of experience I can say that sometimes, well most times, my happiness does depend on others.I just had two of the best weekends in my recent life, all because dear friends came to visit. Just the sheer fact that we were together made them happy and joyous occasions.
I have another friend whom all I have to do is pick up the phone and in one minute of talking with her she can tell me if I'm being reasonable or not and I instantly feel happier because I have a friend like her who I can always count on in my life, no matter how far apart we are.
I have a roomate who is the true Polly Anna of our apartment and always has something positive to say when life isn't going my way or even when I am being unreasonable. I think just the fact that she puts up with me on a daily basis and doesn't judge me makes me a much happier person overall.
I have a mother who listens to me babble on about life for hours on end (literally, people) and loved me enough to let me move hours away from her (without a fight) to purue my dreams and ultimately my happiness. I can say that without her approval I might not be here living an independent life and doing what I set out to just a year and a half ago and the fact that I am makes me incredibly happy.
I have other friends who value my opinion enough to open up to me and ask my advice on personal matters, I am happier because I can be there for them... and feel more reassured because I am not the only one who has problems... both are good things.
You see... I've come to the conclusion that I am a people person, generally, they make me happy. [Unless they utterly disappoint me, which is another blog entirely]. So, if happiness really does depend on ourselves, then mine starts me seeking to surround myself with people who make and keep me happy.
So, thanks to all of you who have been there for me [you know who you are]. Sorry I've been lacking in this blog lately, I've been busy being a new graduate student and working on other projects. Thanks for your support and readership, it turns out that my book idea has really blossomed [thanks in a big part to my writer's circle] and I'll have to sign-off here for a while.
Moving beyond blogspot is a big step and for me, it will be an anonymous one. I can't keep two co-topical blogs right now, but hope to come back to this one for periodic updates.
Again- thanks for reading!
Loyally,
Kristin
