I recently ordered a book, called 365 days of health and happiness boosters. The author writes, "Happiness, the sheer joy of being alive, is something we all long to experience. Indeed, it is such an important shared value that the Declaration of Independence identifies it as one of only three unalienable rights; life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
I didn't order it because I'm on a pursuit for happiness. I am happy and fortunate to say, that my pursuit to happiness was fulfilled. But now, I feel like I'm on a pursuit to gratefulness. I'm on a pursuit to accept the things I cannot change, and change the things I can.
I realize that a great deal on how to conquer this challenge I've set for myself is to change my outlook. My outlook on myself, on people, on stress...
Lately I've felt challenged. Challenged by the world, lack of money as a result of shitty economical situations, and challenged by people. Challenged by friends. Co workers. People that don't treat others the way I think they should be treated. People that don't fulfill my definition of 'a friend.' But I know I'm not perfect either.
This is what I mean, by changing my outlook. I'm hoping that as I push through this book, in combination with applying it to life situations, I can find my inner peace. Every now and then I'm so close. And someone or something pushes me over the edge and I feel like I have to start all over again.
So now, as I include photos, and continue to blog about our life, the life of our beautiful son, I will be blogging about this challenge. I will type exactly what I feel. And I'm really anxious to get started. Just waiting on Amazon.... :-)
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