It’s OK to be Happy . . .

Somewhere people learn that one must be entitled to be happy.  But that is part of who we are!  We are born to be people with great dispositions and the potential to experience joy.  We also experience pain and a host of other emotions as they occur!

Here, this child is enjoying an apple! What joy the simple act of eating brings to her.  We all learn to love some foods.   Often we transfer that to mean we turn to food for relief from problems and that definitely is not the purpose of food.   Food is a means of nourishing ourselves and in the process, we can come to enjoy it.

Happiness is contagious.  When one is in a good mood it flows over the edges like a glass of highly carbonated soda.   It just can’t stay bottled up inside.  Think of a time you had wonderful news and you wanted to share it with everyone.   Or the times people came to share good things with you. Hopefully you rallied around for them as they won that football game or had that new baby.

Do you know what makes you happy?   Is it running a marathon after weeks of preparation?   Is it getting the car washed after a rough winter when it has been covered with salt and dirt?   Is it getting up in the morning feeling rested?

Name your moments of happiness and they seem to bounce back and make you grateful.

Enjoy your day and “Delight in Living”!