Be happy here

If you can't be happy here, you can't be happy anywhere.  So many people wish for something to change in their life so they can be happy.  If only I lived in a different town; had a different job; won the lottery, then I'd be happy.  There's a major flaw in this type of thinking.  You will still be you.

Your environment may change.  The people around you change.  Your finances may be different, but every day you wake up as the same person, and every night you go to bed as the same person.  Happiness is not something that comes from outside of you.  It is something which you choose for yourself, then you work to achieve it.

Don't get me wrong; I'm not saying you should give up your dream of moving to a warmer climate, or trying for a higher paying job.  Just don't lose sight of the fact that nothing outside of you will change what is inside you.  And what is inside you is the only thing that really matters.  What good will it do if you're living in a $10 million dollar mansion on the coast if you don't really like yourself?  And if you don't really like yourself here, you aren't going to feel any different there.

If there are things in your life that you want to be different, then make them different.  If you're not happy, really look inside yourself to see why.  Talk to a counselor if you need to.

Fix yourself from the inside, then get to work on the outside stuff.  That way, when you have the money, or the house, or whatever it is you're striving towards, you'll actually be able to enjoy it.