Happiness Doesn’t Depend Upon Who You Are or What You Have

Christian,

I believe this whole post could be summed up in these two words: “We choose…
Truly we have the end say. We get to decide how we will view things (tragedies aside).
I can give an example: We are driving and get a flat tire. Instead of cursing and attaching to the idea that this “only happens to me”, instead, I tell my boy I’m going to need his help changing a tire. He’s 7. Think that might have made him smile ear to ear? Oh yeah.

So much of life is what we make of it.

My friend, you encourage people so much. That is a win/win. That is a good choice. Very intentional.
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That indeed is so true Christian!

I guess we need to just let-go of ourselves and happiness softly comes and sits on our shoulder. More you think about it or try getting it, the farther it goes away from you.

Thanks for the great reminder though And I love the gravatar with the Christmas cap on- sure reminder that this months all about the holidays coming on
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I have tears in my eyes reading this beautiful post and the equally beautiful responses from your other readers. I find happiness in my family life with my husband and 4 children. Recently, we’ve reached out to a wounded soldiers hospital and my entire family (especially my 8 year old daughter) have busied ourselves making cards and homemade messages for them. I know this will bring happiness to the wounded, but I can’t describe how much joy and happiness this exercise has brought to my entire family (even the sullen teenagers).

Thank you for brightening my day and thank you to the readers who responded before me. You all made my heart fill with joy.
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I needed to see this “I let the circumstances, of which I thought were cruel or wrong in my life, effect the way I felt.” Christian, often I feel that life’s circumstances are more than one can bear. But my faith that there is a reason I must travel this road prevails. Post such as this (yours) give me courage.

Thank you Christian, for sharing, you are very true and sincere in your thoughts. Cd

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Hi Christian, I always think that happiness is a part of any successful job, happiness may turn a normal thing to a big thing.

Here is a quote that i would love to share:
“The good life, as I conceive it, is a happy life. I do not mean that if you are good you will be happy; I mean that if you are happy you will be good.” – Bertrand Russell.

This is my first visit to your blog and i really like it. btw, you have really good voice
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Hi Christian,

So glad that I found you by way of Adrienne Smith and Jens Berget. You, Sir come highly recommended and certainly see why! What a great place you have here. It looks like I have a lot of digging to do to So many great things to check out.

There’s a guy I know who has a great perspective on life. According to his thinking, you have the power to change your outlook from crappy to positive each and every day. Sure life sometimes gets in the way and you can’t always be perfectly happy, but according to him you almost always have that choice. He’s 102-years-old and keeps thinking like this.

So yes, happiness is a choice.
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What a great post! Choosing to be happy no matter the circumstance can help get you through anything. It is only when you feel depressed and down on yourself that things stop moving and working. Again, this is a great post, thank you!

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