Taking Inventory Of Your Happiness

 

The other day I found myself sitting in my recliner, sipping my coffee with my kitty in my lap and thinking as I watched the rain fall outside that life just couldn’t get any better if I tried.  I am happy.

 

There are a lot of things going on in our world these days that could influence me to be otherwise, but I choose not to allow that to happen.  And because of the things going on that can cause us to become unsettled, anxious or fearful I also choose to spread as much joy as I possibly can.  While I know I cannot make someone else happy I want to do everything in my power to not be the person that causes upset.  I want to be patient, kind and compassionate.

 

Living my life this way adds to my happiness.  Seeking out the simple joys life gives us does that for me too.  On any given day I can sit and be grateful for all that I am blessed with.  My kitties, my home, my “new” little car with all its bumps and bruises and how it came to be mine, the healthy and nutritious food I get to buy and all the wonderful meals I get to make with it, a warm coat on a winter day, my sweet little gig (job) at the senior center, my friends and family.  It is so much that at times I am overwhelmed by it.

 

If I am ever feeling low or worried about something all I have to do is sit quietly and start taking inventory of all my blessings and the abilities I still have, all the little things that make me joyful.  As I do this I can’t help but feel the happiness begin to build and the worries I started to have will seem so inconsequential.  I can then say “Why was that even bothering me?” and I move on with my day.  It helps me so much to keep things in proper perspective.  In so many ways, life is really good.