The Pursuit of Happyness

Do you work at being happy?
How do you pursue your happiness?

In life I think we can work to be happy... or we can work at being happy.
For me, we work to be happy whenever we pursue a goal.
And we work at being happy whenever we let loose, laugh, dance, relax and enjoy life.

I am trying to squeeze out meaning from these questions and the answers.
Sometimes it seems I am forcing happiness, and it even sometimes eludes me.
But in the end, I still feel very optimisitic about life. I see more beauty everyday, everywhere I go.

So I ask you one question: To which pursuit of happiness do you devote the majority of your life?

Attitude of Gratitude

As I rang in the beginning of the new year, I drank a little champagne, sat and watched the party around me. Everyone seemed to be having an awesome time. I wondered how their 2006 was. Did they have a good year or a bad year? It was hard to know because they all looked so happy. When I am in a slump or when things just aren't going my way, looking at happy people can affect me. I often feel better when I am surrounded by smiling, happy people, but other times I feel alienated. Another thing I noticed is how being positive and happy comes naturally for some people while others have to force it. Then, there are others who don't try either way. And this all makes me think about happiness.

I've recently watched a movie called the Secret. Despite the cheesy stories that are told in it, I have to say that this movie really stirred up some new feelings that I have about finding happiness. I suppose this movie doesn't offer anything new, but for some reason it helped me understand much more about life and contentment. I really recommend this movie (or book) for everyone. It's because of this movie that I was able to look around me at the New Year's Eve party and enjoy myself that much more. To find happiness, I don't have to go far at all. I merely have to recognize all that I have been blessed with.

It simple. It's the most basic feeling. It's gratitude. With hugs, kisses and champagne toasts to go around, there was so much abundance and warmth to help me remember that also in my own life, I have an enormous amount to be grateful for. And this made me very happy. So I decided to make it a resolution - to have an attitude of gratitude everyday! It's a guaranteed way to be happy.