Of all the variables in your life, your relationships may hold the greatest power to make you happy or miserable

Just as we shine the light of scrutiny on those around us, so must we also use it to illuminate our own lives

Of all the variables in your life, your relationships may hold the greatest power to make you either happy or miserable

We must endeavor to be whole, whether in or out of a relationship, basing happiness on our own internal resources rather than relying on someone else to full the perceived gaps in our lives.

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