I've realized that being happy is a choice. You never want to rub anybody the wrong way or not be fun to be around but you have to be happy. When I get logical and I don't trust my instincts - Thats when I get in trouble.
Two qualities are indispensable: first an intellect that even in the darkest hour retains some glimmerings of the inner light which leads to truth and second the courage to follow this faint light wherever it may lead.