I choose happy

I am a firm believer in the fact that life is just one giant learning curve, whether consciously or subconsciously, we are continually learning new things, new ways to deal with situations and new thought patterns. Recently I had a little epiphany of sorts, which seems like a pretty obvious idea and is something people have been telling others for decades, but when it comes from somewhere within yourself you are more inclined to think about it.

Don't let yourself settle with sadness. Don't choose to accept that. Choose to be better than that. Choose happy.

Now I'm not talking about depression or other mental illnesses here, I am well aware that you cannot choose to not be depressed. I'm talking about those days where you just feel a little crap.

My ultimate goal in life is to be happy. Now I know that not every day is going to be roses and unicorns (unfortunately) but what I wish for more than anything else is that the good will outweigh the bad. That even if its been a downright shitty month, I know that there is another good, week, day, or hour just waiting around the corner for me. But I don't want to focus on 'then', on the future. So I decided to start now. Because the longer you wait for the future, the shorter it will be. If something makes you happy do it. If it doesn't, don't.

Some days, focusing on the positive seems like the most difficult thing in the world, but its a process. You have to start small. Sometimes a good day as just as simple as a good cup of coffee and the right attitude. 

So if you do one thing today, take a long, hard thing about what makes you happy? What makes your heart feel so full that you're pretty sure it might burst? What gives you that giddy feeling where you feel like you want to skip everywhere while bursting out into song like a Disney princess? What makes you squeeze your arms around your chest with a stupid grin on your face and makes you feel the need to squeal? Got it? Well do it. Do more of that thing. And if nothing comes to mind right now don't worry, with time you will find it. And when you do remember not to neglect it just because other things may seem more important. Nothing is as important as making yourself happy.