Support from others can make difficult periods easier and good moments more meaningful, but it can’t replace the internal work that each individual has to do for themselves

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This doesn’t mean kindness should disappear. Offering support, listening when someone is struggling and being there during difficult moments are all part of caring about the people in your life. There will be times, however, when someone repeatedly finds themselves in a situation that makes them unhappy but still chooses not to change it. Help can be given, suggestions can be shared and resources can be pointed out, yet the decision to act on them has to inevitably come from the person living that reality. Continuing to worry about how to fix something that they aren’t ready to change only leads to frustration, and it places responsibility in the wrong place.

https://suzie81speaks.com/2026/04/02/youre-not-responsible-for-someone-elses-happiness

I don’t want to fit in

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For me, to fit in, means to bend myself to a shape that I am not. I know enough about myself at this point in my life to know that I am flexible and I will bend but I only want to do this in ways that suit me and certainly not for the benefit of those who require it of me so that I can neatly fit in the box that they have allocated for me. That isn’t me. That would be a bent out of shape version of me.

https://417daysayear.wordpress.com/2020/12/02/how-important-is-fitting-in