What's the Word Wednesday? Happy
I really liked this post from Susan. No matter what's going on in our lives, no matter how bad things get, there's always something to smile about, and there's always someone, somewhere, who has it harder than you. Keeping that in mind makes it easy to not sweat the small stuff, just keep going, and as Susan says, find your happy.
Happy. Happy. Happy. There are a lot of articles and books on being happy. I read them, peruse them, try to practice the information. The bottom line for most people is that you are either a basically happy person or you are not. Happy doesn't mean life is easy. Happy doesn't mean you are never sad or unhappy. Sometimes, happy is somehow rising up from the ashes. Brushing yourself off and saying, OK, that sucked, but now I am going to figure out a way to be happy anyway. As one of my favorite movie heroines said when Rhett walked out the door (and my mom always said this), "tomorrow is another day".
No one is happy all of the time. Laughter helps. I have always been blessed with an easy laugh and an exposed funny bone. My online nickname, Mangiggly, is testament to the fact that while I am not always happy, something can always make me laugh. I have tried (and continue to try) to teach my sons that it's not the one big thing that makes a person happy. Chasing the one big thing that you think will make you happy will only lead to unhappiness. Waiting until the next stage of anything, tomorrow, when you are out of school, taller, thinner, older, married, divorced, whatever, is not the key to happiness.
I'm thinking it's something different for everyone but for me, its a string of little things that makes me basically a happy person, regardless of whatever circumstance I find myself in daily. My little dog, a call from a friend, my garden, a favorite author's new book, Barry Manilow songs (I know,, I know), the sound of a child laughing, little kids on the beach, my girlfriends, my sons' smiles and their merciless teasing, my pool, my cats; the list is endless. Let's not forget good food and wine.
In the past year, right after losing my mom, for a while I lost my happy. Her loss, at times, pierces my heart and always will, but I know that one of the things my mom loved about me the most was my happy nature. My laugh. I owe it to my mom and to my sons to find my happy as often as possible. I also owe it to myself.
Today's word is happy. Go hug a dog. Hold the door for an old woman and tell her how pretty she is. Trust me, her face will light up and you will feel happy. Smile at a child. Put your ear next to a purring cat. Be happy.
Susan C. Mangigian
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