Being Happy is a Choice

by Gwendolyn

When you wake up in the morning, you have two choices - be happy or not.

It is as simple as that. The implementation may be complicated but it all starts with a simple choice.

Make up your mind that today is going to be better than yesterday. That today, you will look at life positively. That today, no matter what happens you will keep the faith and not let circumstances put you down.

Happiness is a choice not a destiny, that we must bear for better or worse.

Much of things in our lives are choices. Choose life. Choose happiness. Choose to live the best life that you can be. Then you are halfway through the solution.

Being positive is easy. Staying positive, well, that takes a lot of will power and determination. Will power is the stuff that great men are made of.

And it all begins with making a choice…..


Posted in Previous Authors on March 14th, 2007

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