Choose to Be Happy

I was recently given some great council from my father. He told me to choose to be happy; to continue with my my cheerful attitude and behaviors.

Happiness is something I value and strive for. I try to always have a smile on my face and to remember that I have so much to be grateful for - even when things do not seem to be going my way. One of the movies that I love is Pollyanna. It tells the story of a young girl who recently lost her father who was a minister. He had taught her to play "the glad game" where one seeks to find the good in a situation, no matter how dire it appears. Quoting her father she says "with 826 "happy texts" in the Bible, God must have wanted people to be happy"

I agree, God must want us to be happy. I did a quick search for the phrase "be of good cheer" and found 13 results in the scriptures. I love that command - be of good cheer. I try to do that. I believe that for the most part, we find what we are looking for. So, I choose to look for the good. I choose to be happy. I choose to smile, to laugh.

In the words of Martina McBride:

Oh watch me go
I'm a happy girl
And I've come to know
That the world won't change
Just 'cause I complain
Let the axis twirl
I'm a happy girl

Happy Girl by Martina McBride