“We forge the chains we wear in life.”

This quote helps remind me that we are tied down by the problems and issues that we construct ourselves. We control our lives and what influences our happiness to a large degree. Our chains are constructed by our actions, words, and personal mindsets. We choose to concern ourselves with the problems that forge the chains around our ankles, but we also have the ability to emancipate ourselves from those same issues that influence our happiness in life. In other words, we all have the power to be happy, and it is our choice whether we allow ourselves to find that happiness.