1. Don't worry, choose happy
2. Cultivate Gratitute
3. Foster Forgiveness
4. Counteract Negative Thoughts and Feelings
5. Remember, Money can't buy Happiness
6. Foster Friendship
7. Engage in Meaningful Activities
I thought all of these are a good reminder to me and are all really important. It says, "So it turns out that happiness can be a matter of choice -- not just luck." I liked that. It's my choice.
I think the best example I have of people being happy regardless of their circumstances are my family. Elise is out on her mission, and in one of her recent letters home she explained that they have no power. She says it so cute, she said,
"And we had no power...again!! We needed to wash our clothes, but our apt was too cold...they´d never dry. We needed to go buy food but we had no money....we had to spend our money on the gas bill and the mission hadn´t reimbursed us. We couldn´t even see in our apartment cuz we had no light. I felt helpless! It was so frustrating, but then I realized something: this experience--no light, no heat, no money, no washing machine-- is a one-time thing for me. Probably never again in my life will I have to deal with a freezing apartment, no electricity, handwashing my clothes, and not having money for groceries. But so many people here deal with this every day of their lives. Wow, I am blessed."
She is ALWAYS so positive and happy no matter her circumstances. I see that all around me too--My other sisters, Tierra and Katie are also prime examples of always having such a good attitude and just loving life. So is my cute husband Marcus. He always reminds me that I can't change things but just to accept the circumstances and be happy. I am so lucky and so blessed and have so many reasons to be happy. Today, I am definitely happy.
5 comments:
haha. hmm, well let's see. i went to byu for four years where i was in four different wards. i was in very social and tech-savvy major and minors (creative advertising & graphic design). i lived in nyc for a year where everyone seems to have blogs. i think that's how. :)
mindy and jake's wedding was great. maia's parents were at the reception and they came and said hi to me, because maia had seen the announcement and said, "that HAS to be becca's sister."
aw! your sis is cute! I have been thinking about you lately!! I wish we lived closer too! I live in Pleasant Grove, and we might do a Lehi city team. Everything is crazy, but pretty sure I still need to see you! Miss ya chel!
good post. hey tonight i met your aunt. she came over to my house to say happy birthday to my little sister who is dating cameron mason. my sister is kristen if you ever met her. funny huh?
yeah i'll look into the lehi one. Are you guys in Sandy still? Or draper? or where are you even!? seriously lame, its been way too long!!
Cute post. She really is so happy all the time--that email made me so sad for her though! Oh and I just realized I didn't call Marcus at the airport for dinner last night...tell him sorry...
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