Happiness

The way we perceive our problems - perceive being the key word -, and the importance we give to them, determines how we will deal with them.

Why? Because the world is a reflection of our mind. We can see a world full of problems; we can focus on the negative and only see what is wrong.

Or, we can see a world filled with challenges with the realization we have the capacity to overcome them. To quote Jim Rohn, "To solve any problem, here are three questions to ask yourself: First, what could I do? Second, what could I read? And third, who could I ask?"

We can let our problems depress us, or we can accept life's challenges and deal with them as they occur. We can turn our focus to looking for the positive in the problem. Like Richard Bach says, "Every problem has a gift for you in its hands."

We have the ability to determine our happiness hour-by-hour and day-by-day, through our thoughts and actions.

We make that choice every morning when we get out of bed. We can choose to look forward to the day, or we can choose to moan and complain. It's your choice!

To quote Jack Brown, "Happiness is not the absence of problems; but the ability to deal with them."

Food For Thought:

When you confront a problem you begin to solve it. Rudy Giuliani

"Happiness depends upon ourselves." Aristotle

"Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are." Bernice Johnson Reagon

Don't think of problems as difficulties. Think of them as opportunities for action. Author Unknown

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all." Dale Carnegie

"Real happiness comes from inside. Nobody can give it to you." Sharon Stone

Believe it is possible to solve your problem. Tremendous things happen to the believer. So believe the answer will come. It will. Norman Vincent Peale

"To be successful you must accept all challenges that come your way. You can't just accept the ones you like." Mike Gafka

"The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts." Marcus A. Antoninus