Often times we lay the responsibility for our joy on others. We expect our spouses to make us happy, our marriage, our kids; we look for happiness from others and relinquish the responsibility we have to ourselves. You are responsible for your own fulfilment. If you are unhappy as an individual, you are most definitely going to be an unhappy mother, unhappy wife, unhappy husband. Don’t neglect yourself, don’t expect people to make you happy, it leads to great disappointment and it burdens people with a responsibility that they cannot measure up to. In all that you do, be intentional about preserving an atmosphere and relationships that nurture growth, self-confidence, peace within and around you. That is how you will maintain your joy. Your sanity, your peace, your self-worth...its all on you. You are your foremost responsibility.