Areyouhappy?Doyourememberatimewhenyouwerehappy?Areyouseekinghappinesstoday?Manyhavesoughtavarietyofsourcesfortheirfeelingofhappiness.Somehaveputtheirheartandeffortsintotheirwork.
Mostoftheireffortshavearootinonecommonfact:peoplearelookingforalastingsourceofhappiness.Unfortunately,Ibelievethathappinessevadesmanybecausetheymisunderstandtheprocessandjourneyoffindingit.Ihaveheardmanypeoplesaythat,"I'IIbehappywhenIgetmynewpromotion,"or"1'IIbedelightedwhenIlosethatextra20pounds."Thiskindofthoughtisdangerousbecauselifeisnotalwayswhatweexpect.Almosteverythinginone'slifeistobedesired.Ifwedesiretogetsomethingimpossibleallthetime,happinessisdoomedtobrushagainstus.Wordsgetaround,ifwechoosetobehappy,wetendtohavemoresuccessinourwork.Whenwearehappy,peoplewanttobearoundusandenjoylovingrelationships.
Whenwearehappy,wemorenaturallytakebettercareofourbodiesandenjoygoodhealth.Happinessisnotaresponserather,itisastimulus.Happinessisaconsciouschoicewemakeeverydayofourlife.Forunknownreasonstome,manychoosetobemiserable,frustratedandangrymostofthetime.Happinessisnotsomethingthathappenstousafterwegetsomethingwewant--weusuallygetthingswewantafterwechoosetobehappy.Ihavemadeonlyonesimpleruleformyownhappiness:Everydayabovegroundisagoodday.Therefore,Itendtohavealotofgoodandhappydaysinsuccession.
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