Happiness is...

Dancing; singing; drawing; laughing; hiking; friends; family; love... but most of all.. a CHOICE! It has taken me a while to figure it out... haha. Ok, maybe not. BUT, I have been thinking, of course there are many things in the world that make me so happy, but sometimes, I have to decide to be happy. Sometimes life likes to throw wicked curve balls to see how we'll take it. Sometimes you just have to smile and move on. I know, its much easier said than done.. sometimes its a hard decision. Sometimes it is so much easier to dwell in our sea of self loathing, or pity, expecting someone else to throw us the life raft to save us. Sometimes there isn't always someone to send the boat! Sometimes, they can only get it so far and we have to swim for it. Either way, it requires an effort on your behalf. A very wise man once told me (yes, daddy, I'm talking about you!) "If you keep telling yourself you're unhappy and life is so terrible, it will be. BUT if you keep telling yourself 'life is great! I'm happy!' Eventually, you'll start to believe it, no matter how crappy things can be!" And you know what? He's right :) sometimes you just have to look at the world, smile, and say "bring it!" Who knows? You just might be able to make lemonade! :)