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[quote=Anonymous]Happiness isn't something you create for others. You give them the skills, the beliefs, the values and the attitudes that allow them to be successful in their environment and to be able to cope with the ups and downs of life. You teach them contentment and how happiness is unrelated to wealth, success or achievement. That it is about being, not doing. Then it is up to them to learn to be happy in the life they are living and to make the choices and decisions that bring them happiness. Adolescence is more a time of growth and conflict than it is a time of happiness. It is about developing identity and independence. About being resilient and learning compassion and perspective. it is more the metamorphosis stage and not necessarily the butterfly stage. It is setting the foundation for the years ahead. each person has to create happiness for themselves. I actually tell my kids that happiness is just an emotion - it comes and goes and it isn't good to have a goal of happiness. It is okay to not be happy. It is far better to strive to be content and to appreciate life, and within that life will be moments of happiness.[/quote]

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