Happy New Year!

It's a new year and a fresh start for all of us! I bought a book last year called "don't sweat the small stuff" and I often pull it out to get some positive advice when I'm perplexed by something or someone. I think this is a good one for 2009!

Be Happy Where you are #69

"Sadly, many of us continually postpone our happiness--in-definitely. It's not that we consciously set out to do so, but that we keep convincing ourselves, "someday I'll be happy." We tell ourselves we'll be happy when our bills are paid, when we get out of school, get our first job, a promotion. We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough--we'll be more content when they are. After that, we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire. And on and on and on!

Meanwhile, life keeps moving forward. The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when? Your life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway. "