Happiness equals:
Listening to and trusting in my own inner voice -
Loving the people I want to love -
Suddenly discovering I don't need anyones 'guidance' to make me happy -
Knowing its okay to be angry -
Feeling True joy for the first time in my life - because I am alive -
And last but not least:
When the elders make their yearly visit to see if I've come to my senses - telling them, respectfully, that I am more than happy to stand before (my higher power; god; whatever) alone and unaided - I do not need any organisation to do so for me - that in fact I would prever to stand alone in the quiet of the Universe, my failures and successes mine alone.
And seeing in their blank faces no answer sufficient to prove me wrong.
This was the most liberating experience ever.
Keywords for the messageboard: Understanding & Acceptance