Focus on the Positive...but Develop from the Negatives

Why Won't You Be Happy For me? I was in a really good mood one day last week after I came across a note from over 4 years ago that mentioned something I recently did, which I didn't even remember I wanted to do for so long! This led me to reflect on recent accomplishments and my increased happiness of late.  However, shortly after, I ran into someone who made a very nasty and inappropriate comment to me. It seems to be a trend with this contact, so I theorized that he did this because he could sense my great happiness, almost like this person does not want me to be happy.   Why do certain people act like this?  I think one reason lies with people who want to control others; they expect everyone to live their lives according to their personal rules. These people want you to be happy only in the way they believe that you should be happy. In my case, I think this person will never be happy for me when I am in good spirits because my happiness does not evolve out of things he thin