2010年 Oct 2日 Saturday, 22:07

from a recent message shared with a good friend….

honestly—

I CHOOSE to be happy - so I am - where I am. If I wait to find it- I never will….

I am happy watching two squirrels run around a tree or a bird fly lazily overhead. I am happy feeling the warm sun on my face. I am happy hearing and feeling a soft breeze rustle in the leaves.

I am happy when my wife smiles or I hug my sons or a baby laughs or a dove cries. I am happy when I hear children playing outside. I am happy when I can still breathe and see and hear and feel- whatever God lays before me.

And I am sad when I watch people be overcome by fear and anxiety and angst about things they cannot control.

So I go back to my simple happiness and spread it around whenever I can. :)

Doesn't always work- I have my days- but I try to pursue the good- to notice the joy and beauty that IS here around me.

For me- it is an active choice.