Often times in life it seems we get so busy with work, school, kids, grand kids, church, friends, etc. that we don't take time to enjoy the simple things in life. The other day I was riding in the car with my wife and she was reading a book and she would periodically share parts of the book with me. One sentence she read to me was, The key to happiness in life is learning to thrive not just survive. I am quoting from memory but that was essentially it.
I really had to stop and think about that for a minute. There are so many things in life that are beyond our control. We never know from day to day or minute to minute if something bad will happen to us or some one we know. We never know when tragedy will strike or hardship will reign supreme in our lives. The only thing that is certain is that we will all experience tragedy and hardship.
So how do we thrive instead of just survive when the bad times come? I am not 100% sure I have the answer. But I often think that it is all about how we look at it. When events in life come we have the choice to be angry or be happy. Let me give you an example. When I was a kid I would ask my dad to tell me a story at bed time. I used to say if he could make me laugh the story was over. Well as you can imagine I would do my best to not laugh, and I was quite good at it. I was taking a happy event and nullifying it. Now I know this is very different from a tragic event in life but I believe that the same principal applies. We choose how we feel. It isn't always an easy choice but I truly believe we choose how we feel.
That is all
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