Mrs. Abigail, it is really wonderful to read about these topics, several topics of which you have touched, they brought to my mind many people, especially in the part where you mention the family, I have seen with great sadness how everything is lost when the children. And the forgiveness that costs so much to some, and they live with thinking how to hurt those who hurt them, to live like that is really horrible, those people are never happy ...
I wish everyone could practice gratitude in their lives, see things in a positive way, everything is in ourselves.
When I was writing this post I thought of someone in particular; now, reading your comment, that person came to my mind yet again! She is a wonderful woman and has done many good things in life. However, over the past 20 years she has lived resenting and angry with her ex-husband. She is just stuck in there and often blames him for her unhappiness.
She has consecutively failed to realize that she can be happy once again. Because like you said 'everything is inside us'!
All the best to you always :)