Such a good clip, and a good lesson. I don’t think the responsibility to make ourselves happy is exclusive to women or mothers - though it is strong.

I feel like men get fucked up messaging about happiness too. And tha when you deal with things like trauma or depression, and you just stuff it and try to man up - it leads to this kind of black hole suck that hides in plain sight and saps the joy out of everything good.

So.

It’s a complex path to walk even on your own. Throw in complicating factors like relationship, children, financial strain, global pandemics, insane political nonsense and of course… don’t forget the domination hierarchy - and it’s hard to take responsibility for your own happiness in the chaos of life.

Doesn’t mean we can’t. Doesn’t mean we won’t.

But it’s complex!

May you be successful in your endeavors. And may we all remember our light and our dark and our balance.