How to be happy..?

Quick question:

Who tells you how to be happy?

Ten to one you listen to every {stupid} thing society says. We live in a world that tells us:
what pretty looks like, how shitty relationships are "supposed" to be, how we are supposed to treat people... on and on. ->>If you think about it, really hard. Chances are that you were once in a situation that caused you stress, sadness or worry and chances are you didn't listen to your heart.... you listened to your friend {who had never been in a situation like that}. Prepare yourself for a mini rant & a life tip.

I suppose this random rant & life tip was inspired by a show I was watching last night. In the show (Popular tv drama: Gossip Girl) the two main characters who are in a relationship, fall in love and then their relationship is tested by society. Soon after the trouble begins, instead of talking through it, explaining things, so both people understand what is going on.... they just beak up. We soon see them start to rekindle their relationship, sexually...aka without talking that much. {<- Good lesson to teach people..?} Soon after that, they decide that, instead of talking about their previous problems... they would be better off  breaking up..again.

The reason I find this so frustrating is #1. Teens & young adults watch this show. Shows like this are EVERYWHERE. Telling society that instead of talking and working through your problems, it is better to call it quits and walk away. And #2. Their decision to break up or stay together is almost solely based on the fact that they can't seem to actually talk out there problems and they are so worried about what others think.

My Rant is over and I will provide my tips to living YOUR life on your own terms.

• Figure out who & What makes you happy. And don't let it go. If you are in a relationship and you go through some hard times, don't listen to your noisy neighbors. Be YOU. Do what YOU want to. MAKE yourself happy. There is no reason to throw something away just because it doesn't agree with you.
  
  
• If you are in a situation and you think you are supposed to stay there because that is what "society says" well guess what.... Society is screwed up. Again do what makes YOU smile!! {Get away from a bad relationship. Trust me, something much better will come your way.}
  {Get away from negative "friends." Good friends lift you up, they don't tear you down.}
  
• If your life has a TON of people who are always trying to give you their opinion & people who YOU feel like, are consistently judging you.... It is time to get new friends. {see point above}
  
• If you want something... work for it. Don't give up.
  
• Be positive.
   If you are surrounded by a negative situation-> Change it.
   Have crappy (super negative) friends? -> Change them.
  

  You can change anything. You aren't in jail.
  If you don't like something: Change it.

• Be your own best judge. Don't let other dictate HOW and who you spend your time with.

In the end, we have to fight for the things we find important.  If you love someone work through your problems. If you hate someone, don't let them have opinion on your life. The solutions to life's problems aren't found in quitting. They are found in fighting and working towards becoming the best version of yourself and loving the process of finding yourself.