Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.

The quotation frames happiness less as a circumstance and more as a chosen stance toward circumstance. By calling happiness “an attitude,” it suggests that emotional outcomes are shaped by interpretation, habits of thought, and deliberate self-management rather than by external events alone. The second sentence contrasts two self-produced states—misery versus being “happy and strong”—implying that resilience and well-being are active constructions. The final line, “The amount of work is the same,” adds a pragmatic twist: ruminating, resisting, and suffering can consume as much mental energy as reframing, accepting, and cultivating strength. The quote thus advocates investing effort in constructive inner work because effort is unavoidable either way.