Let me give you the Gift of Happiness!!!!

@bird123 (10632)
United States
December 25, 2009 4:53pm CST
Is happiness impossible for you to find?? Is everyday filled with hurt and sadness?? Do you feel your life is nothing but hell?? There is a way to find happiness. Walk with me and let me give you a gift. Perhaps we can discover where true happiness is hiding. Let's see what true happiness is. Happiness is a feeling. We have the reason half of ourselves and the feeling half. Instead of letting the feeling half run wild, we will use the reason half to guide our feelings to where they should beHappy. We must change our thoughts and actions to get there. What we think is often what we become. If we think we are unhappy, we will be unhappy. We all have the power to choose what we deem important in this world. Don't most people focus more on hurt,bad, and evil than on goodness and happiness?? If we focus on the bad, how can we ever see the good and be happy?? Example: this year, the love of my life died of cancer, lightning hit my house twice, a tornado came and took part of my roof off, my car stopped in the middle of the busiest intersection in town, my job cut my pay due to the recession, and my neighbor just got a new dog that likes to bark at 3am. Could I possibly be happy?? YOU BET!! The trouble in our lives changes us and those around us. Sometimes it takes adversity to learn. We can't take it personally. I choose that all this trouble means nothing. Don't things always work out in the end anyway?? Focus on the good. Make it the most important thing. Everyone has good in their life. Though my true love is not with me, I carry her in my heart and remember the joy we had together. I have love from friends and family. The love, kindness and help I strive to give others, brings joy to me when others return it. I can remember hugs and smiles from children,warm caring people, beautiful spring days, warm evenings stargazing. We have to smell the roses. That is the only true way to happiness!! Let's choose to stop and make it a point to focus on the goodness. Hey, all the troubles are back burner stuff. They will work out! Let's value joy and happiness. The choice is ours, you know. So now our thinking is right. What one thinks is often what one becomes. We should all be well on our way to happiness. Now, we must take one more step. We must act happy whether we feel it or not. Just this action will change us toward happiness. It will attract happy people toward us. Give love and kindness and there will be joy for all. We are the creators of what our lives will be. Let's not wander around and hope happiness somehow finds us. We can have it today, for happiness is no more than a choice. No matter what happens, I WILL BE HAPPY!!! I hope you choose to be happy with me. Lots of love and kindness for all of you. One as special as you does deserve happiness. It's now within your reach. GRAB IT!
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• United States
2 Jan 10
The more I read your discussions, the more I like them. You have such beautiful, inspiring words. I am sure your words can help others, at the least, brighten their day! Or possibly, you could be a motivational speaker? But anyway, everything you are saying is accurate. I see a lot of people wallowing about, focusing on all the negatives in their life. I try to help as many people as I can feel better. I think a lot has to do with being grateful for what we do have. Some of the biggest, most important blessings in our life can be taken for granted. Just the fact that we woke up this morning is the biggest one! We have life. We have family, loved ones, health,etc. The list could go on and on. At one point in my life, I had a lot of things going on that really tested me. I was even in jail and that might've been what had helped me. Being in a place like that when you are stripped of all things, including your family can be an awakening. It made me realize how much I had been taking for granted. I realized that I missed the smell of grass and the summer air. I think once we focus on the positives, we can really improve our lives and be much more happy!
@bird123 (10632)
• United States
2 Jan 10
Thanks for all your great comments.I like how you viewed jail. It's like a time out. Gives inmates plenty of time to think. So often it's our adversity that makes us learn and grow the most. It's funny how most people's view of happiness leaves out such an important part.No matter what, the best in life is all around us. Roses grow everywhere.