Wednesday, January 1, 2014

2014: Happiness

I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition.
~ Martha Washington ~

Today is the day we all share what resolutions we will tackle this year. Usually mine involve loosing weight, running faster, getting a better job, blah, blah, blah. This year I chose to do things differently. I am making a resolution to be happy. I have specific things I want to accomplish this year, but I honestly believe the only way I will reach them is by being happy.

I know the year won't be perfect. I know I won't be perfect. I know as much as I try, I will occasionally fail at what I want to do, but I vow this year to not allow it to effect my happiness. It's a set-back, not a reflection of my true self. I will be happy that whatever I failed at, I had the opportunity to do it.

So, this year I will make happiness a priority. I will let go of the negative things and people in my life to find ways of connecting with those people who have been supportive, to do things I love, and to just be me. I tend to not allow my true thoughts and feelings come out because I don't want to offend someone, but it never bodes well when I do that. It negates my sense of who I am and my sense of worth. If I want to be happy, I need to be who I truly am, not who I want people to think I am.





What are you vowing this year? Do you have specific goals?


 

6 comments:

  1. I think that's an awesome goal!!! I will be sharing my word for the year friday and hope it works as well as my word did this year!

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    1. Thank you. I look forward to what your word is since you have this word resolution thing down. :) Happy New Year's!

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  2. I love this. I hope you have a successful year being you and most of all be happy!

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    1. Thank you my dear! I am going to do my darndest to make it happen! :-)

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  3. I love this goal for next year. It's amazing what can be done with a positive attitude!! I will join you on this, maybe we should do weekly reminders?! :-)

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    1. Thank you! It is such a simple one, but one I think we all can relate to. :-)

      I think you have a great idea about weekly reminders! Maybe we should get a Happiness momentum going? Pick a day and post things that make us happy, made us happy that day/week, anticipated happiness... Will work on this!

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