Happiness

Life is a bitch.. One thing after the other it keeps throwing challenges at you. And all you can do is play the game.. Get hurt.. Fall down..feel miserable and then get up again. We all move ahead thinking that this new phase will bring something that will keep you happy forever.. But happiness is a myth.. well not really.. being happy is an Art..much like any form of art that you can think of.. because it needs to be practiced and practiced day in and day out if you want to really excel in it. I say so because I have come to realize that the only person who can make you happy is you.. No matter how close people may be to you.. how soothing their touch maybe unless you can make yourself happy no body can.. Its something what I realize but how do I practice it.. That is a question that is lingering in my mind. Circumstances make you go crazy and let bizzare thoughts into your mind.. How do you calm your mind so that you are not always anxious and insecure.. How do you train your mind to make it understand that there are certain things in life that you cannot control. The only person you can control is yourself and that you need to do that in order to keep yourself.. But the bigger question for me is..Why do we make our happiness so dependent on others even after knowing all this?