Happiness is a dish best served daily...

In a world full of bad things happening, it’s important to remember what makes you happy. The way in which we view the world actually affects us both mentally and physically. If I start out the day thinking its going to be crap, then it most probably will be. When I look at some of the most successful people I know, I don’t look at them and see them acting negatively and spreading the gloom. Great leaders know how to inspire and act as an example.

The problem starts when you hit your first obstacle of the day. For me, it’s when I look at the mornings emails. If there is a large amount of stuff directed at me (– things to do) then I start feeling overwhelmed and will probably slow down as a result. I’m an active person at work and if I begin to feel beaten into submission, then the day is all but lost.

There are things that can bring back the optimism in my day, apart from the end of the working day – in fact the art of being happy is just appreciating what you have. Not the material things; they have no life in them. It’s how you use them and enhance your life. A DVD player doesn’t make you happy, but watching a great movie with close friends or family makes it a happy activity.

Another thing is that we don’t laugh enough. Most days (to most people I presume) feel like slog. Working for the weekend is so true in many peoples’ lives. But there is no reason that someone cannot have fun while working. In fact if I was working somewhere that didn’t allow me to vent a giggle now and again – I’d have to leave.

Not much to mull over today, but I hope this has made you think about your perspective on life. If you can’t chuckle at least one thing a day, then life is a waiting room for you. While I am chatting to other people waiting just like you, we are both waiting to go through the brown door. Once we do we can’t come back. (That’s another blog) but when that happens, I won’t have wasted my time watching the clock.

So please, tell someone you care about that you care.

It’ll make you happy.

Until next time,
Snare.