Happiness does not depend on whether or not you always get your way. However, when you do choose happiness, events will more often go your way. You do not need to accumulate a lot of things before you can be happy. Yet when you are happy, you'll open yourself up to all kinds of new abundance.
Happiness is not something that you can obtain by taking it from others. On the contrary, the more that happiness flows out from you, the more of it you will enjoy.
If you limit your happiness only to certain specific situations or conditions, it will almost always elude you. Yet when you seek to bring happiness to every situation, it will be your constant companion.
Happiness is not the exclusive experience of just a lucky few. It is always there for anyone who is sincere and open enough to choose it.
Happiness is always there to choose, in any place, at any time, under a whole wide range of conditions. Give happiness to the moments of life, and you will surely know it well.
-- Ralph Marston
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:lol: I know what you mean, Phil... I love chocolate, and popcorn,,, what you're eating makes me drool... but.. I have allergies and digestive problems that give me a payback too.
I like Ralph Marston's stuff.. that is one of the other sites I visit. Thanks for the positive share.
love in recovery,
amanda
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OMG! Phil, I looovvvee Pumpkin pie! However the treat of the week here is Girl Scout cookies! I feel like I'm gonna turn into a Do-Si-Do ~ best dang peanut butter cookie in the USA, now That's happiness..... I refuse to let the old tooth screw that one up. No consequences in eating all I want, I still weigh my 110lbs just like when I was 18 !!! And got a cast iron stomach! Tee, hee, hee!!
Love ya, my friend.
Jen
-- Edited by Doll at 20:48, 2006-03-07
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