With all the New Year's sentiments that are whirling around the virtual world, I found a little nugget that actually made me stop....and think. Not the typical response in the speed-read-blogosphere. This came from the blog, Did I Just Eat That Out Loud. Check her out in my blog list.
Happiness is an action. And even in the face of adversity, or especially in the face of adversity, I choose how to react. I choose. And I am getting back to that place where my choice is happy. Maybe not ecstatic or thrilled or satisfied or content. Maybe just happy enough. But happy nonetheless.
Happiness is an action? Not a state of being or a birthright or passive, emotional stasis? Happiness is action-the act of doing and being? For those of us who struggle with this, this concept is strangely empowering. I can actively create my own happiness-in spite of (to spite?) my circumstances or failures or grievances. ...I've got some more thinking to do...and hope you do too.
This is so totally you --- during our friendship, you've modeled this for me several times, even during the roughest time of my life. It's not easy to choose a mood, to choose an action, or especially to choose a reaction when we can't often choose our circumstances, but we are truly better and happier people for making the effort.
ReplyDeletethanks, lois. i am looking for new opportunities this upcoming year to put this into action!
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