*happy when*

 You can have everyone in the world praise you,

and still feel like you aren’t ‘good’ enough. 

You can have a thousand people around you, 

and still feel completely alone. 

You can have everything you have ever wanted, 

And still be an empty vessel. 

So stop comparing. 

Stop buying. 

Stop pressuring yourself to do what everyone else is doing. 

Do you know

if they really ‘have it all,’

when they are completely burnt out and trying to make it another day, 

but hide it miraculously with a smile?

You are not capable of breaking down everyone’s walls, 

in order to see the hurt they have compiled, within. 

Stop believing you will only be happy “when...” 

Happiness starts right now,

when you hear your child say “thank you,” and mean it. 

Happiness starts right now, 

when you feel at peace watching the rain fall. 

Happiness is feeling successful because you helped someone, 

who did not have the voice and strength to help themselves. 

Happiness starts from taking what you have, 

And believing you are the richest person in the world. 

So stop waiting.