I often hear people say that they will be happy WHEN _________ happens. They say things like "I will be happy when I have more money" or "I will be happy when I get promoted" or "I will be happy when I find someone" or "I will be happy when this person stops treating me so poorly." The common denomenator here is that their happiness is dependent upon some outside circumstance. What they don't realize is that happiness has nothing to do with outside circumstances...happiness is simply a choice that we make every moment of the day.  read more »