In God's Care 2/04/13
Happiness in the older years of life, like happiness in every year of life, is a matter of choice~your choice for yourself. ~Harold Azine
We empower ourselves every time we accept responsibility for choosing the thoughts and feeling we act on. Choosing behavior that encourages happiness is often as easy as any other choice,and the rewards are certainly greater than when we act out of fear or resentment. Events we had expected to be troubling , and relationships where we had predicted conflict , are more likely to turn out surprising smooth when we come to them with a happy attitude. We will feel better about ourselves when we are able to respond to other people with encouragment and hope.
We complicate our life unnecessarily when we choose to act out of meanness, self-centeredness or self-pity. Actions arising from negative attitudes enventully lower our self-esteem and block our connection to God. Happiness is often as simply as making the decision to take charge of who we are now, as we rely on God's will for us.
I will choose happiness today as I rely on God's will for me.