Step 1: Believe Happiness is a Choice
For
me, this was a hard one at first. I thought that people were either unhappy or
happy (and I was one of the unhappy ones). I used to blame this on all kinds of
outside forces –- fate, experiences, parents, relationships –- but never really
stopped to think that I could choose to be happy.
Sure,
this isn’t always easy, but it is always, always an option. Teaching myself to
see that happiness is a choice has been one of the greatest things I’ve ever
done for myself.
Now
when I find myself in a bad situation, I know that it’s up to me to find the
good, to be happy regardless of what’s happening around me. I am no longer
pointing fingers, placing blame. I realize that everything happens how it
happens and it’s up to me to choose how I want to feel about it. I am in
control of my happiness level and no one can take that away from me.
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