
Happiness is a choice. For every minute you are angry or irritated, you lose 60 seconds of happiness. Be happy. Be yourself. If others don’t like it, then let them be. Life isn’t about pleasing everybody.
If you have the courage to admit when you’re scared, the ability to laugh even as you cry, the nerve to speak up, even if your voice is shaking, the confidence to ask for help when you need it, and the wisdom to take it when it’s offered, then you have everything you need to get yourself to a happier state of mind.
Begin today by taking responsibility for your own contentment. Here are ten ways to choose happiness:
- Choose to be the best YOU can be. – Give it your all in everything you do, commit to your goals, and don’t compare yourself to anyone else. John Wooden once said, “Success and happiness is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.” Never try to be better than anyone else, but never stop trying to be the best you can be. If you feel called to compare yourself to someone, compare yourself to an earlier version of yourself.
So my goal this week is spend more time trying to be a better ME and less time trying to compare myself to or compete with anyone else. Want to give it a go with me? Either way I hope your week is off to a lovely start and that you find some happiness of your won this week :-)
Oh and the other 9 great tips from Marc and Angel on Choosing Happiness can be found here.
Awesome post i will go check them out, and i love the chalk on the bricks! Im goin to try a lay a brick path down the center of the veggie garden this year! Would be great to have the wee ones color each brick like you did here!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this list - I love it! And I am definitely going to keep that I should be the best ME at the forefront of my mind. Those are some wise words!
ReplyDeleteThank you Darcy, this list is great. I had a rough day and a very critical aquaintance along all day.
ReplyDeleteI often compare my level of patience to other far more patient parents but honestly my children have in the Now Me a far more patient and slower to anger person than the Me I was 5 or 10 years ago. I have worked really ahrd on that aspect of Me. It is definitley hard to not compare to others though.
Thanks for the intro to Marc & Angel's blog, Darcy. This is great stuff!
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