Editorial Update: Are You Happy?

With each weekly issue, my gratefulness continues to grow. The feedback, the comments, the shares — they don’t just fill my inbox, they fill my heart. Never in my life did I think that a simple idea sparked last year would become this.

Forty-one million people across the world. That’s not just a number — it’s souls. It’s women reading in silence before sunrise, it’s laughter shared between friends over forwarded links, it’s a whispered, "This made me feel seen." And yes, with the domain change and the shiny new layout, there’s still work to do. But. We grew into something far bigger than I could have imagined.

Which brings me to the question that always lingers in the quiet moments: Are you happy?

Yes or no. Don’t overthink it — just feel it.

If you're thinking, It's not that simple...

Says who? If your mind is already saying But… Maybe… Should have… If only… — pause. Who handed you that script? Who taught you to believe that happiness had to be earned, delayed, or dissected?

Life can be loud. People can be louder. Their opinions, their expectations, their gossip — they circle around like weather. Sometimes calm, sometimes stormy. But here's the thing no one tells us often enough: you are the sun. Your joy doesn’t come from outside forecasts. It comes from within.

For so long, I believed that if they liked me, I could like myself. If they approved, I could be proud. If they were kind, I could be at peace. But I learned — slowly, painfully, beautifully — that waiting for someone else to validate my joy is like waiting for rain in a drought, holding out an empty glass.

Happiness isn’t a reward. It’s not a popularity vote or a checkbox on someone else’s list. It is a declaration. A decision. A quiet reclaiming.

I am happy.
Not because everything is perfect.
Not because everyone understands me.
Not because life always makes sense.

I am happy because I say I am. Because I choose to see beauty in the ordinary, grace in the messy, and strength in the scars. Because I woke up this morning and decided to trust my own voice, not theirs.

So — are you happy?

If you find yourself hesitating, waiting for permission to say “yes”… let this be it.
Give yourself permission.

You don’t need their validation. You don’t need their opinions. And you certainly don’t need to shrink under the weight of someone else’s assumptions.

Happiness is not out there. It’s not in the next relationship, the next job, the next five kilos, the next apology. It’s in *here* — inside your soul, where your truth lives.

You don’t need to explain it. You don’t need to earn it. You just need to own it.

So, I ask again — with love and without judgement — Are you happy?

And if you are, say it out loud. Let it be known.

And if you're not… know this: you still can be. Not because of what changes around you, but because of who you are.

You've always had the light. Now it’s time to let it shine. 

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