- Decide to be a happy person. As Lincoln observed, most people, most of the time, can choose how stressed or happy, how troubled or relaxed they want to be. Choose to be happy.
- Practice the Attitude of Gratitude. We all have so much to be grateful for. Just thanking the many people who assist us, encourage us, teach us, smile at us and open doors for us could take all day!
- Take Time. Eat when you're hungry, nap when you need it. Breakfast is the most important meal, don't forget it.
- Laugh everyday. Hear a joke, tell a joke, laugh at yourself, laugh with your friends and family and co-workers. There are very few medicines as powerful as laughter, and I don't think you can over-dose, although it is addicting!
- Love well. Express your affection, appreciation, friendship and warmth to those around you, and they will almost always respond in the most amazing ways! Be generous--it pays great dividends!
- Work hard. This one comes as a bit of a surprise, but there is tremendous satisfaction in being competent, and joy in completing our assigned tasks. One of the great sources of happiness is to do work that is worthy of you, and to do it well.
- Learn something new, everyday. To be happy, most of us must also be growing, expanding, learning and challenging ourselves. Read, listen, adapt and stretch to accommodate new ideas and new information.
- Use your body as it was designed. Walk and run, stretch, throw things, and lift things. Exercise is good, no matter how unmotivated you are before you actually do it, just go for it! You will be surprised with how happy you are afterwards. Although exercising is good so is mixing up a batch of cookies, or exchanging backrubs.
yesterday i spent a considerable amount of time with some friends from my apartment complex. talking. laughing. baking. just being girls.
remember to always be HAPPY.
i think i'm having a positive outlook on life because we will be returning home to sunny fresno california is approximately 9 days.
so long and farewell rexburg and your outrageous wind.
this picture kills me. i love it just because of beau's happy face:)
4 comments:
Lindee...I LOVE your blog! You are so grown up now, I can't believe it! Every time I hear a Shania Twain song come on the radio, I think of you belting out those songs with me when you were six! It's fun to see what you are up to and how you are doing. I'm glad you guys are so happy and doing well. That's what married life is all about.
Wow Chick I love this blog post. I know that having the attitude of gratitude will help make the decision to be happy easier and then we will love more and laugh more often. Throw alittle work in there and we will really feel good about ourselves which will allow us to take more responsibilty in our lives and boom....happiness! These are my favorite principals. I love you:)
Love,
Mom
That last picture is absolutely adorable!
cutest picture ever of the two of you! I love catching husbands' happy faces!
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