03/02/2026
Happiness that depends on someone else is never still. 🎈It shifts with their moods, their presence, their choices. One moment you feel okay, the next you feel empty🫙because your joy was never truly yours to begin with.
Having people in your life is beautiful, but losing yourself in them isn’t. Relationships should add to your life, not define it. 🧚🏼♀️ Your identity, your passions, your sense of self need space to exist outside of any relationship. 🪴
When happiness is rooted within you, it doesn’t disappear when someone leaves or changes. It may bend, it may feel heavy at times, but it doesn’t collapse. It stays steady because it isn’t borrowed from anyone else’s attention, approval, or availability.💜
Your peace, your emotions, your happiness deserve a foundation that doesn’t shake. And that shift begins with self-worth. Invest in your passions, routines, and values🩶let your happiness grow from there. Let your life revolve around you💫 everything else can find its place around that. 🌿
Note: The reflections and tools shared here are intended as gentle guidance. Each mind is unique, and what works for one may not work for all. Please refer to the full disclaimer in my Highlights for context.
Take care of your mind and body.
With love, Deepali 💐
(dependency, happiness, emotions, self-worth, emotional independence, steadier, inner happiness, personal identity, self-growth, healthy relationships, emotional balance, self-awareness, inner peace, self-love, boundaries, mental clarity, emotional stability, choosing yourself)