Pursue Your Happiness

One message that I hope I always get across to people that is a very personal one for me is to always pursue your happiness. Happiness is underrated and is NOT selfish. I have 3 kids who I adore in every way possible but almost 10 years into a marriage I realized I wasn’t happy. I didn’t feel like me. I didn’t like the me I was. I felt I had lost myself trying to be this perfect wife. Not to mention I also got married way too young and didn’t even know myself yet. I was a nice Greek girl living the ultimate fairy tale and being a super domestic goddess (I still am one of course lol).But I wanted more out of life and I couldn’t grow or bloom in the environment I was in… In my community divorce isn’t really a thing. It was an awful process trying to convince everyone who cared about me that this was the right choice for me. I had to go through hell to prove I’m not insane (song lyrics that always resonated). It really was the most awful process and experience mostly because (on top of my own coping and navigating through this insanity and also ensuring my kids were ok through it)I had to deal w everyone else and my family who all seemed to think I was crazy just going through a life crisis. They meant well, but dealing with my family was probably the hardest part for me. Constantly repeating myself over and over and having to essentially sell my idea to them to gain their support. In the end they gave me endless support and still do and I couldn’t have done it without them. There’s much to be said about this whole era of my life but I’ll try not to go off on tangents here. My point is. It was fucking hard, scary, painful, I had a lot to lose a lot at stake. It was a dreadful process. But I will tell you that I have never been happier in my whole life. I have never grown as much as I have since then. I have never felt more like ME, more free, more in control of my life. I am now someone I love. And because of the happiness that I fought for I’m a better mother, a better person, even a better business woman. Everything comes from within. Never settle no matter how hard it may be. Chase your happiness and hold on to it for dear life. You deserve it.❤️