We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married,have a
baby, then another. Then we're frustrated that the kids aren't old enough
and convince ourselves that we'll be more content when they are.
After that we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. But,we'll
certainly be happier when they're out of that stage and the house. We tell
ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets promoted, when
we get a bigger house, nicer car, are able to go on longer vacations, when
we finally retire
.
The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now,
when? Your life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to accept
this and decide to be happy anyway.

One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred D. Souza. He said, "For along
time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life.  But
there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through
first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid.
Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacleswere my life."

This perspective helps us see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness
is the way. So, treasure every moment that you have. And treasure it more
because you shared it with someone special, a person special enough to spend
your time with... and remember that time waits for no one...
So stop waiting until you finish school or go back to school, until you lose
ten pounds or gain ten pounds, until you have kids or until they leave the
house, until you start work or retire from it, until you get married or get
divorced, until Friday night or Monday morning, until you get a new home or
a new car, until your home or car is paid off, until spring or summer or
winter or fall, until you have some money or until you have no more, until
the first or fifteenth, until you've had a drink or until you've sobered up,
until you die or until you are born again to decide that there is no better
time than right now to be happy...

Happiness is the journey, not the destination.