You wake up all of a sudden and catch a thief!
He has already filled up his bags with your stuff.
Would you allow them to carry even a spoon with them? A pen? A small matchstick?
No, right?
Then how is it that someone enters the abode of our happiness, takes it away and we let them?
How is it that people make us unhappy, and we let them?
Why do we give people the permission to decide our happiness?
Our happiness, just like the possessions in our home, is earned by us, is to be protected by us and nurtured by us.
We are both the generators and the guardians of our happiness.
Still outsourcing my articulation to AI.One day I will write this without Claude. That day is coming. Just not today. ?
Jokes apart!!
This one hit different.
We let everyone walk in and ruin our mood without even realising it. And then we wonder why we feel empty.
Started working on this recently ,setting boundaries, protecting my peace.
Honestly it is tough at the beginning. I still struggle.
The patterns are deep and breaking them takes real conscious effort.
And the hardest part?
Sometimes I feel guilty doing it. This voice in my head keeps asking, am I being selfish? And then I have to stop, reanalyse and remind myself that protecting my happiness is not the same as not caring about others.
Still a work in progress. But getting there!!!!
Let’s come to our Question 13:
Very curious to know, how are you protecting your happiness now? What are the things you do and what have you had to let go of?
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21 days of showing up for your words — All 13 questions still in your inbox, patiently waiting.