I'm so happy it's Friday that I can't stop smiling. Sometimes I wonder if people realize how easy it is to find a reason to be happy. It takes a lot less effort to be happy then it does to be miserable on purpose. Granted some people don't realize that they are making themselves miserable but I guess that is part of growing up, learning what you will and won't put up with anymore- even if it's of your own doing. Being happy doesn't cost us anything except the choice that is required to be made by each of us.
When checking my email which some consider to be a tedious task I came across an email that I wanted to share with everyone. Periodically I recieve uplifiting / inspiritational emails that help me think about something positive each day and they assist me to stay on track. This one in particular is a rather simple thought but again people don't realize that they cause their own despair about 90% of the time and by choice at that. I wish I would have realized this years ago and not wasted so much time before finally making the decision to be happy.
We all want the same thing. That is to be happy. How very simple it seems. So what stops us from being happy? We do. Our perceptions about what truly brings happiness get in the way of us being truly happy. But truly, happiness is a choice, no matter what fur is flying around us. So the question is not "To be or not to be...?" The real question is what does it take for us to BE happy? Examine this today and over the weekend and try not to get lost in the fluff.
Aside from ourselves, we generally want other people around us to be happy as well. Sometimes so much that it gets to the point that we're too busy taking care of other people's wants or needs that we often neglect our own. I believe that being happy can be contagious and that if we ourselves make it a point to live happy and be content that those of us around us that aren't happy will either follow your lead or slowly dissipate. Life is too short to waste time on being unhappy, we may never ever have this opportunity again. If there is any part of your life that you are unhappy with then you are simply not living your life from the core of your being. Once I realized this I started to get more excited about my life and the endless opportunies that are waiting for me.
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