To be happy, I have to....

Take responsibility for my life

The secret of Happiness is Freedom, and the secret of Freedom, Courage.
-Thucydides

To be happy you should have freedom and the most essential freedom is the freedom to choose. No matter how bad a situation is, you can always choose how you respond to it. People can annoy you, but it’s up to you whether or not you will resent.

But, as the quote above says, freedom takes courage. Freedom to choose requires the courage to take responsibility for your life. You shouldn’t blame someone else when something goes wrong. Take the responsibility and you have the power to choose


http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/07/23/being-happy-secrets-of-happy-people/