How Do You Want To Make You Happy?

I am sure you grew up with your parents telling you, “Honey, you are perfect just the way you are” Or maybe they say, “do not be so hard on yourself, no one is perfect.” In reality it is just about how you see yourself, not just if you think you are perfect or not. It takes a lifetime to figure out you, and how you want to change to make yourself a happy and better person. My first lesson in life when trying to figure this out, was you can not do everything to make someone else happy. You have to find your own happiness. Nobody can tell you where your happiness is. I knew from a pretty early age that I didn’t like what my personality was shaping in to, so I figured out a way to make me better. I wanted to become a person who was more outgoing, the life of the party, someone who was fun!.. The first time I really experienced wanting this change was when someone I loved dearly, my boyfriend of almost two years, yelled at me and said, “I wish you could just buy a new personality at Wal-Mart, then I might love you.” I never thought, or was told, that someone could not love me for me before. Plenty of sleepless nights went by, followed by endless crying days. Then something in my head snapped, and I realized at that moment that something had to change. This was my wake up call, not that I wanted to change for

I soon found this solitude in a Student Council group. Working with other students who wanted to change something, yet have fun at the same time, were my kind of people. I then realized maybe a way to focus on becoming more outgoing would be running for offices. Being a leader, in charge, or president of a group made me feel powerful. Being a leader of a group or class discussion teaches you great characteristics. For example, I learned diligence, communication, and how to keep a positive attitude. I adapted these crucial elements into my journey of self