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I agree too that happiness is a choice.
I heard a joke once that said,
"Hi, how are you?" The second person said, "Pretty good under the circumstances" The first person said, "what are you doing under there?"
Most of my life I have been happy. I enjoy life. I especailly appreciate nature. The last few years I have been struggling in my marriage and my dad has reminded me to count my blessings which has really helped. There is always something to be thankful about.
I start off with "This is the day the Lord has made and I will rejoice and be glad in it"
I heard a joke once that said,
"Hi, how are you?" The second person said, "Pretty good under the circumstances" The first person said, "what are you doing under there?"
I like that, I've gone into Convenience stores around here and said Hi how are you today and I get a " I'll be doing good when I get out of here" response. I always feel like saying I doubt that. oh well!
I see that also. Isn't it sad that people seem to hate their jobs or "think" when I am doing something else I will be happy. Life is short and you had better have fun along the way.
I help a friend I met with her restaurant sometimes on the week end. I just wash dishes or something and won't let her pay me. Everyone is happy who works there and we just have a ball.
My dad was a management consultant and I remember as I child him telling me about interviewing someone from some company who worked there 40 years or something and hated every day. What a waste of your life.
Dad always said, "do something you love and then it's not work"
I heard the same advice. Just keep jumping around until you find the perfect "Fun" job is my advice.
The problem with that is most employers look at a fractured job history as the plague...even though society has changed at lightspeed, these yahoos are still in the Dark Ages.
I think employers used to feel that was but new stats show that unlike in that past where people stuck with a company most of their work lives people are changing jobs. Average is four times so I think they are more understanding. Plus explaining the reason why your resume reads like you couldn't make up your mind helps.
I think employers used to feel that was but new stats show that unlike in that past where people stuck with a company most of their work lives people are changing jobs. Average is four times so I think they are more understanding. Plus explaining the reason why your resume reads like you couldn't make up your mind helps.
Wow - it's up to four times? Well, at least it's beginning to reflect reality. Thanks for that tid-bit.
Happily, I no longer need to use a resume. Which is a good thing - they never understood why I used crayon...
Most people I see are very happy. They have nice homes, nice cars, they go on vacations, they go out, they shop and get what they like, they decorate their homes, plan for great retirements.
Me on the other hand are not in that situation, and I work very hard. So I wonder why I am so clueless as to the key they had and used to have a more optimal situation.
I usually chalk up unhappy people as having low self esteem. The phrase "misery loves company" always comes to mind.
Other reasons people are unhappy, bad childhood, unhappy marriage, bad kids, poor, rich - it takes all sorts of reasons to be unhappy but I do tend to think that if you are unhappy, it's because you lack the control in your life to make things better.
Happiness starts within, remember as I've said before like attracts like.
If you love yourself, others will love you - if you walk into an office, restaurant, etc and you beam happiness, others will be attracted.
I've tried this experiement at work. Some days I will purposely come in with a look on my face and watch everyone tiptoe around, then I'll do my usual sunshine-happy face when I walk in and everyone gets in a good mood immediately.
Try it! LOL
Im a very positive, optimistic, smiling, happy person and I think that people who know me would tell you that they feel pretty good around me. So there, my theory of like attracting like can't be completely off.
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Life is short and you had better have fun along the way.
