I've been unemployed since January 2009 and I have a daughter with special needs, but I can always choose to be happy. Happiness is an observable behavior. Happiness makes good things happen.
Actions I take can help me improve my mood. I already prayed, read the Bible, exercised, went to the library, bought groceries and started dinner in the crock pot. Cleaning the kitchen, taking a shower (better late than never!) and helping a friend are good things I will do today that will help me to be happy.
Being happy helps my family. If I'm angry, fearful, or despairing, it makes them unhappy too. I can be honest about my feelings with them and myself, but still behave in positive ways.
I am one of God's children, and nothing that happens to me can ever change that. Bad things will happen, but God still loves me. God's unearned love and forgiveness, God's grace, is the final source of my strength.
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