Choose Happy!
- Sheri and Bill Eppright
- May 20, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Mar 13
“Mr. and Mrs. Helpful” here 😊, are hoping you are happy, and know where to find more of it, because you can’t have too much happiness!
The “happiness place” often seems like a moving target hard to find. Why? Happiness is a mindset we must choose, and we humans are easily distracted by things like thirst, commitments---or getting rid of a wedgie.
What if we could just program our internal GPS for the destination “happy”. It would map us from right where we are standing, give us a couple of happiness route options that we could select from, and with a simple “select”, off we would go…easy-peasy, right?!
Ok, ok…now back to reality! Here are a couple things we have found that keeps us on a happiness path:
Count your blessings…
Sheri: Sometimes when we are driving, we miss a turn and I immediately get stressed, which totally sidetracks me from enjoying the moment. Bill simply says, “no worries, the earth is round and “We’re together—it’s all good.” If I acknowledge the “we’re together part” and then allow myself to smile (and yes, it’s always a choice!), I return to “happy” and get back to enjoying the day and our time together.
Surround yourself with happy people…
You can’t have too many happy friends! Once you’ve found some and they found you, each of you has a vested interest in the other’s happiness—more opportunity to keep the smiles coming which is a sure fire path to happiness.
Consider a few acts of kindness...
Studies have shown that when you choose to do acts of kindness, hormones are released that increase your serotonin which triggers feelings of satisfaction and well-being in yourself.
Bill: Simple stuff, like letting a car pull out in front of you or letting someone with just a few items check out ahead of you…or stop by and visit someone you know that lives alone…you get the picture. Bottom line, this stuff is a win-win for everybody!
Choose happiness. Your physical path can change directions as often as you want, just remember to keep choosing happy along the way. Sound like a plan? Enjoy Happy!
Positively speaking, Sheri & Bill
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