to remembering

i recently finished the tv show desperate housewives. yes, i watched all 8 seasons. 180 episodes of pure entertainment. productive use of my time nursing, don't cha think? in the last episode lynette, a mother and business woman at heart, said these words that have been on my mind lately.

"your wedding is one of the best days of your life. because it's the day you realize 'i finally have the thing i need to be happy'. and then you forget. so... then, what happens is, instead of waking up every morning and shouting 'somebody loves me', you start looking around and thinking 'what do i want now? what's the next thing i need to be happy?' so... you look and you look and you keep thinking you found it, but nothing works, and the reason that nothing works, is because that hole in your heart that you're trying to fill is already filled. you just forgot."

"don't ever forget. always remember how much you wanted to be loved, and how much you are loved. and i think if you can do that, and it isn't easy, you will stop looking and realize you already are happy."