Source of happiness and confidence

Way too many people allow their surroundings to dictate their happiness and confidence. If you are reading this blog, chances are you have access to the Internet on a computer...which means you are probably better off than about 99% of the people on earth. But it is too easy to forget about those blessings and let one or two things consume our lives.

I'm a go-with-the-flow kind of person. I don't rely on others or outside forces to make me happy. My happiness comes from within and I generally make myself laugh about 48 times a day.

But too many of us, and I find this most often in girls/women, need to find confidence by comparing oursleves to others to feel better. Too often though, if we compare ourselves to feel better, we end up comparing ourselves with those who may be inferior at something. On the other hand, sometimes we end up comparing ourselves with those who are much better at something, and we feel down about it.

So that's why confidence and happiness should come from within. Being thankful and noticing the blessings we have is a great way to start.