Drive Your Friends Crazy!

That guy drives me nuts! You've seen him, I know you have. Walking around, stupid grin on his face, oblivious of what's going on all around him. How could he be so darn happy all the time?

Putting the aggravation aside for a moment, could he know something we don't know? Is life easier for him? Does he have lots of cool stuff?

The difference between him and us is that he found out one of the great secrets of life. Happiness is a choice we make.

We all have challenges great and small. We can allow them to get us down or we can choose to be happy through the them.

I'm not saying that we just dumbly ignore them. According to my wife, challenges are the whole purpose of life. All of our best progress comes during trying times. These are the times when we innovate and learn. So instead of getting us down, when we are in the midst of a trial should be our best moments. It means that good things are coming, we are getting pumped up for the next big opportunity.

By choosing happiness we accept the challenge into our lives. We embrace it and it becomes a positive force. Letting trials get us down is what keeps us from progressing. Self-pity never got anyone anywhere.

So here's the challenge, next time things aren't going so good, put on that smile and chuckle. The bumps in life will keep on coming, why be miserable, be like the smiley guy. I guarantee life will be easier if we choose to laugh at it.