CHOOSE to be HAPPY
Good Friday Morning...or like I like to greet people...everyday: Happy Friday (or whatever day it is).
A couple weeks ago, I was with my girlfriend Yulia...a good friend since I've lived in South Beach(we met at the chiropractor...talk about common values!)/blogger who invited me to a blogger meeting next door at the Mondrian hotel....the way everything happens here in South Beach...last minute...I was invited at 12pm for a 12pm meeting...next door.
Honestly, I have no idea what I am doing with this blogger stuff, so I went.
When she introduced me to the group, she said that I was
"the happiest person that (she has) ever met!"
WOW, that is a pretty broad statement!! In disbelief, I asked her if this was true...and she did not retort the statement, but instead told the group that it IS in fact true, because among other things I do not let challenges get me down...she went on and on about me, and how "happy" I always am, but honestly, I was already feeling so incredulous that I cannot even recall entirely what she said.
So, for a couple of weeks I have been thinking of this...and processing what my friend (Yulia is seated to my right in the picture above) said about me. (photo after the blogger meeting)
What a nice thing for someone to say...that I am the happiest person, but AM I???
Well, fortunately, my family is all alive, healthy and physically able (except for my mother, who passed at age 67 about 6 years ago)...I thank God for the health of my family everyday. I visualize my life as I want it to be...as though it already is. I am also concentrating each day on what it is that makes it so special...and thanking God for each and every blessing in my life. Does everything always go as I hope it will? No. But I will tell you this...I sure don't spend much time reflecting on those things. I always say that I am blessed with a short memory. Instead, I process it, and know that nothing will change in my life until I first make the change within' me...my perspective.
I woke early this morning, and as I rarely do I watched the news.
I was reminded why I never watch the news.
Horrific events are out there.
So, again, I take notice...process it...say a silent prayer for those involved that they can somehow find the strength to get thru something as horrific as losing a child. Thank God that no one that I know was anyhow involved, send blessings and love to those involved, and then turn the tv off.
Because, as I again noticed today, the news goes over and over and over the same topic, so much that it is hard to move past it. I think as you sit and watch the horror that others are going through, it becomes difficult to enjoy your own day...or life.
How can I be this happy when others are going through such a tragedy???
My favorite saying is this: DON'T LET THEM STEAL YOUR JOY!!
Whatever it is out there that is attempting to steal your joy...don't let it win!!
You need to know that if you are going to be happy, YOU are
the only one who can make your happiness happen.
Everyday practice thanks for what you already have, but also give thanks for what you haven't yet received...as though you already have it.
Surround yourself with people who have your common goals, and treat yours with respect and positivity.
It is magic, and what can be more fun than believing in a li'l magic ...to be honest,
there isn't much more fun than believing in magic.
And I do!
The magic of life is that when you change your focus, or your perspective, of what happens in your life, you will see amazing things attracted into your life.
A couple weeks ago, I was with my girlfriend Yulia...a good friend since I've lived in South Beach(we met at the chiropractor...talk about common values!)/blogger who invited me to a blogger meeting next door at the Mondrian hotel....the way everything happens here in South Beach...last minute...I was invited at 12pm for a 12pm meeting...next door.
Honestly, I have no idea what I am doing with this blogger stuff, so I went.
When she introduced me to the group, she said that I was
"the happiest person that (she has) ever met!"
So, for a couple of weeks I have been thinking of this...and processing what my friend (Yulia is seated to my right in the picture above) said about me. (photo after the blogger meeting)
What a nice thing for someone to say...that I am the happiest person, but AM I???
Well, fortunately, my family is all alive, healthy and physically able (except for my mother, who passed at age 67 about 6 years ago)...I thank God for the health of my family everyday. I visualize my life as I want it to be...as though it already is. I am also concentrating each day on what it is that makes it so special...and thanking God for each and every blessing in my life. Does everything always go as I hope it will? No. But I will tell you this...I sure don't spend much time reflecting on those things. I always say that I am blessed with a short memory. Instead, I process it, and know that nothing will change in my life until I first make the change within' me...my perspective.
I woke early this morning, and as I rarely do I watched the news.
I was reminded why I never watch the news.
Horrific events are out there.
So, again, I take notice...process it...say a silent prayer for those involved that they can somehow find the strength to get thru something as horrific as losing a child. Thank God that no one that I know was anyhow involved, send blessings and love to those involved, and then turn the tv off.
Because, as I again noticed today, the news goes over and over and over the same topic, so much that it is hard to move past it. I think as you sit and watch the horror that others are going through, it becomes difficult to enjoy your own day...or life.
How can I be this happy when others are going through such a tragedy???
My favorite saying is this: DON'T LET THEM STEAL YOUR JOY!!
Whatever it is out there that is attempting to steal your joy...don't let it win!!
You need to know that if you are going to be happy, YOU are
the only one who can make your happiness happen.
Everyday practice thanks for what you already have, but also give thanks for what you haven't yet received...as though you already have it.
It is magic, and what can be more fun than believing in a li'l magic ...to be honest,
there isn't much more fun than believing in magic.
And I do!
The magic of life is that when you change your focus, or your perspective, of what happens in your life, you will see amazing things attracted into your life.
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