Well, I guess you can tell that lately I've been a little stir crazy... I mean, I've changed the theme colors and background of this blog site about three or four times over the last couple of weeks! Winter - the temperature, the lack of sunshine, the snow and ice - it drives me nuts. It makes me want to shake things up a bit. If I can't have color and tranquility externally, I'll bring it into my life wherever I can. Even if it's only on this blog page.
I think that's true with a lot of things in our lives. If something stands in the way of our happiness - we can do something about it... if only a small action. For instance, if mornings are hectic in your house, you could do the following things to start your day off on the right foot: have your coffee maker ready to go, pick out your clothes the night before, make sure you have enough gas in the car for your trip to work, etc.
Now, we need to do things for other people,too, just as they do for us. And, little actions make a huge statement to our loved ones. I occasionally leave "love" notes to my family on the bathroom mirror in lipstick. But, remember, we can't rely on someone else for our happiness, and we need to understand that we're not going to be ecstatic 100% of the time.
Anyway, when we are in a situation that we don't particularly like... say, WINTER - look for the subtle things that can bring us happiness and joy... like, a Snow Crocus.
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