The Choices That We Make – Happiness

We are very blessed in that we have the opportunity on a daily basis to make our own choices.  In fact, we make 1000’s of them every day.  Not every choice we make will always be the correct one but, even still, we have the chance to make another one. 

The simplest choice we can make every day, every morning when we get up is to decide whether to be happy or not.  I choose happy.  Life is so much better that way. 

Happiness is a life choice.  It is not something that happens to you.  Other people cannot do this for you.  Shopping won’t accomplish it.  A brand new car, all the latest and greatest things money can buy, that fabulous vacation of a lifetime won’t do it either. 

Happiness comes from within each and every one of us.  Once you decide you are going to be happy everything good that comes your way enhances that feeling and the result is joy. 

Genuinely happy people are enjoyable to be around.  They exude confidence because they don’t really care what other people think because they are happy.  They have fewer battles with stress, fatigue and depression.  When bad things do happen, and we all know they do, happy people generally handle these situations better. 

Happy people tend to be more pro-active in taking care of their business so it doesn’t have a negative impact on their joy.  They plan for and embrace their future because it means more resulting joy.  They have a better outlook on life and live with less fear. 

Happiness is like a snowball running down a hillside.  It gets bigger and bigger as it gains momentum.  It can also be contagious. 

So when you wake up in the morning choose to be happy - all day long.  Then you can choose what color underwear you are going to put on. J