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"The happiness we receive from outside of ourselves, is greater than that which we obtain from our surroundings."  -Metrodovus  Many of us look for certain materialistic things in order to make us feel happy. We falsely believe that purchasing a car or shopping for clothes brings this "happiness", but in reality this is a superficial happiness. Then there are those who look towards others in hopes of them bring a form of happiness like a spouse, family or friends. But this too is only a glimpse of happiness that is brought forth by outside influences. True happiness is only found...

"I use to complain that I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet."    -Unknown As human beings we have a tendency to cry and complain about our circumstances, and thus wallow in self-pity. But as bad as our circumstances are, there are people who have it far worse than we do. If we take the time to stop crying and wipe away the tears that blind us, we would be able to see that our situation isn't as bad as we think it is when we compare it to others who have it a lot...

"I can't go back to yesterday because yesterday I was a different person."    -Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland For many people "yesterday" is symbolic to a particular time span- a certain point in their lives that stick in their memory whether good or bad. For me, "yesterday" represents a time before I entered prison when I was young, immature and ignorant to the Mysteries that the world had to offer. I didn't care too much about anything but that's only because I didn't care too much about myself. And when one fails to love themselves, to truly appreciate- not only...