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Saturday, January 12, 2008, 12:20 AM
Happiness is a choice.
The below entry is from my bestfriend, jaslyn. And i want to dedicate this to a friend. Hope you know who you are."There’s a lot of thoughts going on in my head - but how to I put them down in words and sentences? Hmm… I’ll try my best=)
Life is full of choices… I always feel that happiness is a choice. If you are feeling sad, you can’t blame it on stuff like chemical imbalances. It’s not gonna go away by taking a few pills. Ultimately, it’s all in the head and it’s all up to you to make yourself feel better.
You just gotta learn how to tame your mind. I’m still learning. Life is simple. Yet very often, I find myself reading too much into things. I let my mind wander into places it shouldn’t be and then… bad things happen. I start to think life ain’t good to me. Or worse, I start to doubt people’s intention - their genuine intentions. It’s not fair to them and I’m sorry if I did that to you.
Such circumstances could be have avoided if I had just practiced a bit of restriction, like telling my mind ‘Okay… This is as far as you should go…’, or ‘I’m done being sad for the day’ because deep inside, I know that most of it just ain’t true. This way, I could save a lot of unhappiness. Time is precious, why spend it being depressed?
There are days I wake up feeling like I have nothing. There are days I wake up feeling I have everything. Today, I wake up thankful.
Thankful I have hair on my scalp, eyes that see, nose that smells, mouth that talks, limbs that move. Thankful I have shelter over my head, clothes on my body, food and water in the kitchen. Thankful I have a loving family, amazing friends and for being healthy. I’m thankful for the heart that loves and not hate.
Of which, I am most thankful for the gift of sight, which enables me to see the beauty in this world, in people, in life. Forget pain, love is all around.
I am luckier than the many millions and billions in this world. Today, I choose to be happy. And I wish everyone will choose to be happy. And I wish everyone will have the gift of Faith, Hope and Charity."
Love Each Day, people. Life is short. Cherish every moment. You do not feel depressed cause you feel depressed. You have a choice to be happy. And you are happy cause you want to be happy. Look around you. Look at yourself. Aren't you contented? You will realised you are much lucky than you thought.
To whom this entry is written for, if yiu are still feeling depressed, then you have missed a day of happiness. So think again.
And jaslyn, i'm lucky to have you in my life. The friendship we shared is true. We know it=) Love you.