I bet you’ve done this, too.

“I’m miserable, but that’s because life is crazy right now. I’ll be happy when things calm down.”

“My spouse and I aren’t getting along, and it sucks. But I’ll be happy when we figure things out.”

“My job is SUPER stressful, and it’s kicking my butt. I’ll be happy when things CALM DOWN.”

Notice the common theme, here?

“I’ll be happy WHEN…”

Depending on outside forces to line up exactly how you want before you’ll allow yourself to be happy is a huge mistake.

There are ways to be happy NOW.

Watch my video below about the pitfalls of waiting to be “happy when.” If you’re in a rough place in your life, you especially need to hear this one.