I have a book in my library entitled “Happiness is A Choice.” While Psychologists tell us they agree with the title, people still want to know, “Is it really true?” I suppose to find out we have to ask, “What makes us unhappy?” When the answers start to come they fall upon a common theme—disappointment. We fail to get the job we wanted. Our mate doesn’t meet our expectations. The deal we worked so hard on falls through. The list goes on and on. One person has said, “Disappointments are like road humps; they slow you down a bit but you enjoy the smooth road afterwards. Just don’t stay on the humps too long. Move on!” The problem is we find it difficult to do that. This culprit seems to hit us from all sides and it has a way of lingering on. I have found that it continues to stay with us until we make that life-changing decision to be happy in spite of the circumstances. We can’t change the past but we can alter the future. In other words, “No one can go back and make a brand new start. Anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” It all has to do with the power of choice. But how do we come up with the mental fortitude to make that decision? Let me suggest some things to consider which have been called Simple Rules for Happiness:
1. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3. Live simply.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.
Since we have the tendency to live introspectively, considering these rules makes it much easier for us to abandon our feelings of disappointment. In such utter abandonment we can find ourselves saying and believing life can be different in the power of choice, so I choose happiness!
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