In other words, no matter how sunny our skies get, our mind will always imagine just enough clouds to be slightly disappointed. - Mark Manson

If you're afraid that establishing a boundary with someone will upset somebody, that's the evidence that the boundary is needed in the first place.

Because happiness requires struggle. It grows from problems. Joy doesn’t just sprout out of the ground like daisies and rainbows. Real, serious, lifelong fulfillment and meaning have to be earned through the choosing and managing of our struggles.

And it took me a long time and a lot of struggle to finally figure out why: I didn’t actually want it. I was in love with the result — the image of me on stage, people cheering, me rocking out, pouring my heart into what I was playing — but I wasn’t in love with the process.