“I have to be better than just OK to be happy” - Deepstash

“I have to be better than just OK to be happy”

When you start making demands and deals with yourself to allow happiness into your life, you are signing your life away. 

These are when-contracts: "When I get what I want, then I can be happy.” The problem is that the finish line is a moving target, as life is ever-changing and so are your desires.

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