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May 12, 2010 11:21 AM CST Today's thought.............
HJFinAZ
HJFinAZHJFinAZSun CIty, Arizona USA870 Threads 1 Polls 17,068 Posts
The trouble is not that we are never happy - it is that happiness is so episodical.
--Ruth Benedict

Happiness is our birthright. The decision to be happy is ours to make, every day, when confronted with any experience. Too many of us grew up believing that life needed to be a certain way for us to be happy. We looked for the right lover, the right job, the right dress. We looked outside of ourselves for the key to happiness. In time, we even looked to alcohol, drugs, food perhaps - to no avail.

Happiness lies within. We must encourage it to spring forth. But first we need to believe that happiness is fully within our power. We must trust that the most difficult circumstances won't keep it from us when we have learned to tap the source within.

Life is a gift we are granted moment by moment. Let us be in awe of the wonder of it, and then revel in it. We can marvel at creation for a moment and realize how special we are to be participants. Happiness will overcome us if we let it. We can best show our gratitude for the wonder of this gift by smiling within and without.

That I am here is a wonderful mystery to which joy is the natural response. It is no accident that I am here.
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May 12, 2010 11:32 AM CST Today's thought.............
cincity
cincitycincitytoronto, Ontario Canada9 Threads 2,496 Posts
If only everyone thought that waythumbs up
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May 12, 2010 12:00 PM CST Today's thought.............
englishelegance
englisheleganceenglisheleganceBirmingham, West Midlands, England UK76 Threads 1 Polls 3,025 Posts
cincity: If only everyone thought that way


I think that way!!!. Happiness is our greatest and most precious gift. Greet each day with a smile and treasure family and friends. But most of all give thanks for Health, . . the greatest gift of them all. head banger teddybear yay
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