Happiness

 For years, I forgot what it felt like to wake up happy...

Like, genuinely happy.

As I sit here and sip my coffee, out of my stoneware mug, I can't wipe this smile off of my face.

Something that feels so right, so natural, and something I should have never let go of. 

Today, I love myself.

Today, I love my life.

Today, I woke up happy. 

I've been waking up happy for a few months now, but cutting that final lifeline has been a gamechanger. 

Morning music, morning muses, and morning moments- 

I stay grateful.

Grateful for this peace I've learned to reclaim, grateful for the adventures that await, and grateful for this life that is my own. 

Happiness feels like a right,

It no longer feels like something I have to earn. 

So, to my past self:

I love you. You deserve to be happy. You're going to discover that again soon.