Another Happy Choice: Hard Work

The deeper the relationship with the Lord, the more you and I will find peace in our thoughts about ourselves, our satisfaction in life, our general happiness and our ability to weather distress. Flowing out of our committed relationship with the Lord will come a commitment to other believers who are one with you and me in the Holy Spirit.

Happiness: Sixth Choice, Options

For happy people, every experience offers a new chance for adventure. Rick Foster and Greg Hicks, How We Choose To Be Happy, 132

Happiness: Fifth Choice, Recasting

Recasting is the choice to turn problems into opportunities and challenges, and to recast extreme trauma into something meaningful, important and a source of life-giving energy.ย 

Happiness, Third Choice: Identification

Who I identify as is a big deal in our culture today. Who am I, inside? When I look at the mirror, who looks back at me? Believers understand this question deeply, it is everywhere in our scriptures.

Happiness, First Choice: Intention

There are nine choices Foster and Hicks discovered that consistently happy people make. Each choice leads to the next in a circular helix very like the chambers of a conch. The choice that launches all the rest is intention.

“How We Choose To Be Happy”

Our constitution guarantees the right of every American to the pursuit of happiness, and you and I see the interpretation of that pursuit all around us. But, a lot of people are still not happy, no matter how hard they try. So, what is going on?