Robin Williams' daughter has a heartbreakingly beautiful message for everyone struggling with depression

Just over a year after Robin Williams died by suicide, his daughter, Zelda, Instagrammed a gorgeous picture of the moon over a lake Saturday, along with equally gorgeous thoughts about what it means to be happy.

"Avoiding fear, sadness or anger is not the same thing as being happy," she wrote. "I live my sadness every day, but I don't resent it anymore. Instead, I do it now so that the wonderful moments of joy I do find are not in order to forget, but to inhabit and enjoy for their own sake. It's not easy."

Williams went on to say she can relate to people experiencing depression and offered some uplifting words.

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"I know how dark and endless that tunnel can feel, but if happiness seems impossible to find, please hold on to the possibility of hope, faint though it may be," she wrote. "Because I promise you, there're enough nights under the same yellow moon for all of us to share, no matter how or when you find your way there."