I choose to be happy. Everyday. That does not always mean I am in a good mood, or smiling, but I make the conscious effort to pull myself up and out of anything that is dragging me down. It is not always easy.
After battling depression and several other issues life handed me, and let's face it, I handed myself most of it, I woke up one day and CHOSE to live a happy, giving, meaningful life. For the most part, choosing to be happy has wonderful benefits. Have you ever tried to argue or fight with a really peaceful happy person?? They won't do it , they don't need your approval to be happy with their lives.
And truly happy people don't need to blame the world for their problems either, they know it is a waste of energy.
SO, with that being said, I wanted to share my day today with you, just to show you how you can ALWAYS chose to be happy in ANY situation.
I was traveling with work like I do everyday. My day already started off balance with an early morning phone call about an issue at work. It is my job to fix the issue, but really? At 6:30 in the morning when I haven't had an ounce of coffee??!! DEVIL! I dealt with it, but it made my day start off behind schedule,but that is ok I said, because it gave me a chance to run a couple of errands that I really needed to get done. Hey hey hey, look at me making lemonade from lemons!!
SO, then the rest of the day I just battled the devil not wanting me to be happy. I wanted to be mad because something in my life wasn't fair. I was proving myself again, and battling the dang DEVIL! Then I remembered what my therapist, and countless facebook pages say:
The only person you have to prove anything to is yourself, and what others think of you has nothing to do with you. So amidst my madness I kept telling myself that.
The day got better, so good that I decided I had time to stop at my favorite grocery store on the way home, ALDI. Then this happened.....
As I was exiting the car, I put my keys and phone inside my purse, opened the door, hit the lock button, then stepped outside. I quickly realized that I needed a quarter for a cart (because that is how they do it there and it is the best idea ever) so I grabbed my change purse to look for one. As I am standing there with my door open, a young lady in a black Honda pulls up and just stares at me. She wanted to park next to me but I guess she thought she was driving a school bus because she glared at me to move out of her way. So I did, I set my purse in the seat and shut the door to get out of her way. BOOM. Locked keys in car!! DANG IT!!! I quickly realized the only thing I have is my little wallet. No phone, keys, nothing. She sees the WHOLE thing, and I manage a laugh and say to her, I just locked my keys in the car when I moved out of your way, can I borrow your phone to call a locksmith? Know what she said? "I am in a huge hurry, I'm sorry"
WHAAA???? I am in a hurry too, and I was being nice so you could park your tiny car that you think is an Amtrak train or something.
I was literally standing there with my chin to floor. SO.. I went into the store and the nice people there let me call for help. As I waited, I got my groceries, and while in line to check out, I spilled my coin purse all over the floor, the girls behind me in line helped me pick it all up and laughed with me about my day at the store. They had been walking into the store and saw the whole thing in the parking lot. Then the cashier lady told me I just needed to call it a day and go home. So I took her advice.
But you know what?? I could have really let that girl have it. And a short time ago, I would have chased her into that store and made her feel bad for what she did. But I didn't need to do that. I chose to be happy. I actually walked in behind her with a smile on my face, knowing that this wasn't going to ruin my life. It did cost me $35, which I thought was a good price for a locksmith. Because even though that lady didn't show me kindness, she showed me something else. I am kind. And there are others who are kind. Like the store manager who let me use the cordless phone. The cashier who actually had a business card of a local locksmith in his wallet to hand me. It is like God saw the Devil in the parking lot and got his angels ready to serve me. The kind girls that helped me pick up my change. We all had one thing in common: Our days were interrupted by something that happened to someone else. and we chose to be happy with it. You see, I held up the line when I asked the cashier for the locksmiths card, and when I dropped all of my change. But I was surrounded by people who where not bothered by my misfortune. And I CHOSE to believe that it was because of my attitude towards the situation. That lady in the Honda cost me $35 bucks. But she taught me a great lesson. Nothing is that bad, that we can't chose to find some type of happy in it.
There are worse things I could be facing than a lockout. Many people I know are struggling with money, health, losing a job, death, and I just plain and simply don't have it that bad. I am lucky. I have true love, about 5 friends that I know would do anything for me, a great family, a heart that wants to help people, a good job, and I am pretty darn healthy.
So please, CHOSE to be happy. Because like I always say (and they are not my words)...you get back what you put out there, with your thoughts and your actions. So why waste the universe's time with negative thoughts and actions? make them good, and you will get good, even when it comes with a locksmith bill.
Now I have to go because I returned home from my Zumba class to find that my daughter fell asleep after I left and did not clean up the dishes from dinner, and the dog helped himself to the chili on the stove , which means that there are about one billion splatters of red chili all over my stove and cabinets and floor. Good times.
I chose happy!!
Thanks for reading......
