Happiness

“Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.”  -Abraham Lincoln

Over the past decades studies on happiness have concluded that people who are grateful are happy. 

How grateful do you feel?

It sounded crazy to me a few years ago when a good friend of mine started a gratitude journal. She wrote in it every night before going to bed. She was unhappy with many things in her life at the time. Slowly, as she wrote in the journal, she noticed an interesting thing. She felt happier. Her circumstances, and things that made her unhappy before had not changed. She had become more grateful.

Gratitude = Happiness.

Start by thinking of something or someone you feel grateful to have in your life. Think about why you are glad. Reflect on this for a moment, think about what this thing brings to your life, and let yourself feel grateful for it. Feel Happier?

We are the masters of our own happiness. When you are happy, you’ll feel clearer, more hopeful, more resilient, more collaborative, and more focused.

Try it today!