A Vision of Happiness
Written by Wendi Kelly - December 8, 2011
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Do you know what it would take for you to be happy? I mean the really, truly, no matter what is going on in your life, kind of happiness that seeps in through your cells and leaves you content, satisfied, grateful, inspired and excited all at the same time. Do you have that kind of happiness? Do you know how to get it?
There is a state of Happiness that people can acquire that had nothing to do with their mood. Let’s face it, everyone has an off day once in awhile. As I am writing this, I have just recovered from a very off-moment of coffee making where I forgot to put the carafe under the spout. I re-entered the room to see coffee grounds and hot brown liquid pouring over my counter tops, cabinets and all over my floors.
I don’t know about you but incidents like that don’t start my day off in the “Happy” mood. In fact, you can feel lucky you missed the high-pitched squeal and and assorted words that followed my discovery.
For some, a morning discovery like that would have been enough to ruin their entire day. In fact, they likely would have proclaimed it to be a day wrecker. Deeming the rest of the day to be shot before it began.
However, when we remember that happiness is a choice, that we can actively pursue the thought of, “I am Happy, Content and Grateful for my life,” even when annoyances and other people seem to be getting in the way, then the thought will change the circumstances of our moments.
How many times have you said, “My day was RUINED…” by some annoyance or travesty. How about a reset thought to “That was an interesting moment…I’m very grateful that the rest of my day won’t be like that…”
By changing our thoughts- we change our actions. By changing our actions, we change our relationships, opportunities and our future.
Choose happy, grateful thoughts and watch the happiness follow.
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Brett Legree on December 8, 2011 at 10:21 am • Permalink
It takes but a simple choice. Choose from this instant to be happy, no matter what happens to you. No more worries.
It sounds crazy, but I started reading a lot of Buddhist teachings a few months ago, and it all came into focus. People have noticed the change, asked me what I am doing differently, even my wife has noticed things are a lot smoother at home in general.
When she broke a window to get into the house and cut herself, and it took me three hours to clean up the blood, I just asked her if she was okay, and once I knew she was, I got to cleaning it up – why get upset?
As Viktor E. Frankl said, “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”
It is our choice to be happy.
Wendi Kelly on December 8, 2011 at 10:47 am • Permalink
Brett!
You are so right. There is so much freedom when you understand the power of your choice. Our prisons are ones we build for ourselves. We also have the power to walk out of them any time we want!
Dawn on December 21, 2011 at 10:21 pm • Permalink
I’m sure that everyone at one time or another had an experience that has set the mood for the rest of the day. I certainly have, but I’ve learned that there’s no use to dwell on it. My response to those times is either a quote out loud, “There’s no use crying over spilt milk” or my more whimsical, “It does not matter, it’s in de past” (as spoken by the baboon, Rafiki, in the Lion King).
Several years ago, I might have been over-dramatic and carried on about forgetting to put a carafe under the coffee maker, but now I would laugh and say, “God, I need a vacation!” Of course there might have been one morning that put a damper, not only on that day, but several days after, when I took that fall that cost me 6 teeth and several stitches to my face. Now that’s something that can set a person off for quite some time.
Seriously though, as you gain the wisdom that comes with the years, you learn to cope. You may even be surprised to break out into song whenever something sets you off. Do I hear a chorus of “Hakuna Matata”….No worries for the rest of your days!