I have to admit I've been feeling a little "under the weather" lately. I've been choosing for the most part to wallow in self-pity and grief. It hit me today that in fact the reason I have been feeling so lousy is that I have been CHOOSING to feel lousy. Why?!?! Life is good!!! I really am leading the life I've always dreamed of. No, it's not perfect but it's not so un-perfect either. I really do have it all. So why is it so hard to just be happy? For one thing, you can't just decided to be happy and fulfilled and then live happily ever after. Happiness doesn't work that way...it's something that needs to be recaptured everyday. And it's completely up to me...no one else can make me happy! As President Harold B. Lee once said: “Happiness does not depend on what happens outside of you but on what happens inside of you. It is measured by the spirit with which you meet the problems of life.”
So today I am deciding to be happy, with what I am and what I have and yes, even with what is yet to come.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Choosing Happiness
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3 people not afraid to say something:
Thanks for that quote Ang, I really needed it today. :)
Angi, I agree. I know it's a choice. But it takes a lot of practice. I think sometimes we get out of the habit of choosing happiness.
Thanks for letting us drop in on you yesterday. When we got in the car my kids asked, "Mama, can we play here again?"
Count that as our R.S.V.P. for Friday!
Holy cow, I'm with you there girl. It's an every day thing. Thanks so much for the thought. It is ALWAYS good to be reminded of the principle of choosing happiness! Can't say that I do it every day - but just like you - I sure try!
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