What Does it Mean to Truly be Happy?

Happiness I think is something that comes from spending time with people you love and care about in one sense and in another it comes from within yourself. I think being happy with who you are as a person is the first step to finding happiness in other things. This is because if you are not happy with yourself, than that radiates to other people. However, if you are in fact happy with yourself, than that will be obvious to others, which will in turn make them happy and want to spend time with you. This year, my best friends sat me down and said this has been the happiest we have ever seen you and it really made me tear up because that was something so sweet, special and unexpected. I think that they hit the nail right on the head: this is one of the happiest I have been in my entire life. I think it is because after 23 years a lot of experiences I have had in my life have come full circle and I now understand why things happened when they did and made me who I am today. I think that I am truly happy with who I am as a person and I think that confidence makes me happy and radiate happiness to others. I cannot express how much that meant to me that my friends noticed my happiness because it just brought what I was feeling in my heart to fruition. I am thankful for my time at UNC-Chapel Hill, not only for the friends I have made, but the happiness I have found from within myself and from others around me. As graduation approaches, I can honestly say that UNC-CH was the perfect place for me to grow into a better, more stronger version of myself than I was when I first stepped foot on this campus. When I walk across that stage I will cry of happiness because I have been lucky enough to find a place and people within this community that make me feel at home and most importantly, happy.

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