I Choose to be happy!
By JoaniZik
@JoaniZik (90)
Philippines
May 18, 2010 8:23am CST
Being happy is a choice. Most of the people today don't take responsibility of their attitude. Instead they give the responsibility to their spouse or other people. There are a lot of people today who seems to be lacking of reasons to be happy but has made a choice to be happy despite their situation and as a result, they had contentment and is able to move forward in life. attitude really makes the difference when it comes to being happy. I remember one note I read that says, "the difference between a bad and a good day is your attitude." so let's take responsibility with our attitude and let's choose to be happy!
11 responses
@sharkbiter (382)
• United States
19 May 10
The past few years have been very difficult for me, but I also have learned that happiness is a choice and though I go through periods of various other emotions I try to always keep my attitude as happy as possible.
@Jack0113 (79)
• China
19 May 10
if someone asks me if i am happy now, i don't know the answer, maybe i am not happy now i think. but i ask myself am i really unhappy? i also thought i am not unhappy. so i think my status is between happy and unhappy, maybe it's a kind of unconscious. i agree with you, being happy is just a choice. and i will change my attitude to be happy. wish you a happy day!
@grecychunny26 (9483)
• Philippines
19 May 10
Yes happiness really depends on us. We are the ones who decide for ourselves if we want to have happiness. Athough some rely on their partners and family for their happiness, they fail when that someone fail to give them happiness. I like the quote you shared. it is really trure, there will be no bad days if you choose to be happy despite the conflicts you are facing. I really hope i do have that kind of attitude.
@besthope44 (12123)
• India
7 Jun 10
Well a best thing can make me happy is all the nature that makes me feel pleasant and naturally brings happiness
@emjsar15 (140)
• Philippines
25 May 10
Is it a quotation? I'm agree with it. because in our family as a mother, i took the responsibility of being in a good mood to make my family everyday happy.If my family seen me that i am wearing a smile in each morning, then they are also smiling the whole day through. It such a great feeling that i saw them making jokes and laughing while doing the household chores, even in the time of financial difficulties. I must take responsibility of being nice and doing good because i believe in saying that if you are happy you will go lucky, that is why i choose to be happy.
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
18 May 10
Indeed it is a choice! If we are happy and aware that however little we have, there is always someone worse off than us and that we really don't need to be rushing around to get even more and more of this and that just because we should have it because everyone else does, then we would have to stop and see life going on around us.
Once we are aware of how lucky we are and choose to be what we are and be happy about it, then we smile, and it spreads to others and that makes us even happier 
@strawberrychocodahi (4818)
• Philippines
19 May 10
To be happy is to feel good and live even better than to just be sad and think negatively because it will just make you feel down and low and even ugly 
. Yeah, it is true, if you choose life, it's an advantage.
I just realized that no one should take that smile and happiness on me, no matter what. I really would still like to laugh about things I did in the past and say to myself, oh boy, that would not make me down now, you cannot take my joy away from me. It is still me who decides if I wanted to be happy. So, in everything, give thanks.
. Yeah, it is true, if you choose life, it's an advantage.
I just realized that no one should take that smile and happiness on me, no matter what. I really would still like to laugh about things I did in the past and say to myself, oh boy, that would not make me down now, you cannot take my joy away from me. It is still me who decides if I wanted to be happy. So, in everything, give thanks.
@Canellita (12029)
• United States
18 May 10
Congratulations. Perspective (awareness) is the key to everything. Don't ever let anyone take this gift away from you. I recently heard someone tell a story where a mother was telling her son it takes courage to be happy. It's difficult to rise above things sometimes, but making the choice to do so is a mark of maturity.
@frontvisions101 (16043)
• Philippines
18 May 10
Yeah. The change comes from head. It all starts there and manifests throughout your day and eventually your entire life. Don't mind if someone calls you names. What goes around comes around. Just ignore and be happy. :)
@kourdapya (924)
• Philippines
19 May 10
Of course, what or how we feel is always our choice. But there are times where wanting to be happy seem to be impossible. For example, a close friend or a loved one have a serious disease like cancer, or anything that has a serious threat to his/her own life. Or living in poverty where food is an everyday problem. It's difficult to be happy in that kind of situation. But we must bear in mind that there is true happines, and we must come to the source of that, because only He can give us the only kind of happiness that is everlasting. God.
