Eggs are Better Sunny than Runny

Life is happy for a while. Then life is sad for a while. Then it gets happy again. It’s a simple cycle we always try to make more complex.  We, humans, were not built to be comfortable. We were not built to be automatically happy. From the moment we are born, we ride the struggle bus. But just because we are not copyrighted for happiness, doesn’t mean that we can’t ingrain ourselves to keep on the sunny side. You’ve heard it from every preacher and speaker living in a van down by the river, that being happy is a choice. People who choose to be happy, make themselves that way. But generally making your life happy as a whole is a big apple to swallow, so let's start with a bite.

I’m not saying it’s a simple thing. Like I said, we are not programmed to be happy. But just like a lot of notions, when done enough, you form a habit.  That choice to be happy I speak of isn’t just a general choice. It’s something you can make every time you get the opportunity to wake up from that 8-hour nocturnal nap. And if you don’t take those naps, ease up on the uppers.

Really, our days are a crapshoot. As scheduled as some of us may be, we can’t predict the smoothness of the day nor if we are going to see the end of it. Every day is a roulette of circumstances, but how you endure those circumstances is what sets each of us apart as individuals.

What I’m talking about is being happily resilient to the happenings of life. Tire flat when you get to your car? Eat that problem for breakfast. News pumping out all the depressing dramatics? Ignore it and spread the love.  Gossip in the workplace? Talk about the weather instead.

The resiliency I speak of isn’t neutrality. Life will be boring if you don’t take a stand on issues or react to current events.  The call to action here though is to positively respond to the shade life throws at you. And history shows that it will throw shade.

Being our species isn’t easy. We wade through a barrage of problem-solving to make a little coin, own some things and God willing, extend our lineage.  Then we die. Don’t interpret that as sad, it’s factual.  Everyone does it. So why not make your story one full of happiness and laughs?

Your life’s resume starts with a daily choice whether you are going to be happy or not despite whatever circumstances you’re faced with. Yep.

New in my life: Ephesians 2 is a goodin'.  I'm crafting wagon wheels and gearing up the oxen.  Taking applications for a canoe partner. 

Keep smilin' 

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