If you asked me several years ago, I would not have believe I could choose to be happy. Hubby and I were still adjusting from a family of two to a family of three. Hormones, sleep deprivation, finances, and going from career to SAHM was fuel for a lot of arguments.Thank goodness we got past it. Now we’re a family of four. Even though we do have our fair share of disagreements, I think hubby and I have come to an understanding. We’re probably busier than ever, yet I feel less stressed than those early days of parenthood. Happy even.
During those early days, I kept waiting for something to happy. Something to change our lives around so we could be happy.
Now I know better. My girlfriend introduced me to The Secret. I put off watching it for months-this was before it was on Oprah and you could only watch it online. No DVD yet. I thought the idea was hokey and new agey. “Your thoughts can become reality.”
I realized that I have control of my own happiness. Not others.
It’s all about attitude. I choose to look for the silver lining.
You know what’s crazy? Just the decision to look for the bright side of life made me feel happier. I feel more in control of my life (on most days).
Try it sometime.
This post was inspired by Laura Munson’s This Is Not The Story You Think It Is: A Season of Unlikely Happiness, our current book for From Left to Write, a virtual book club of readers, writers, bloggers, friends. I received a copy of the book as part of the book club. Links to the books are affiliate links.
The picture above was taken from my flight home from the Yahoo! Motherboard Summit. I promised the author I’d take a picture of me reading her book on the plane. Sorry Laura, that was the best I could do!