Finding True Happiness: My Journey

So, this post is going to seem counterintuitive to the tags I'm putting it in, but I thought maybe it'd be a nice light in the darkness? Yesterday I realized I'm finally happy. I reached the contentment I'd been searching for years and I can genuinely say that I'm a happy person and not just a sad or angry person temporarily experiencing something that makes me happy. I have done so much work to get this feeling. And the best part? I feel like this when things are still not great currently. That means to me that I am experiencing true happiness because the darkness isn't dragging me down. I am not oblivious to the issues I still have and need to work on, they still very much effect me, and I am not under the impression I'm going to be in this current state for the rest of my life because life is still gonna hit me. I may be finally happy, but I'm no fool and no optimist. If you need proof that you can be a happy person, this is it. I know you're not exactly like me and I don't know what you're going through, but it's possible, man! You can still be you and be in the light. If I can get there, anyone must be able to, right? It took me almost 26 years, some may take longer, some probably already got this a while ago, but it is possible.