Because I'm HAPPY!

Dear Readers,

Well, I woke up in a happy mood. Immediately began working on some paperwork for school. Turned on the Golden Girls. Remained happy! Checked out the great book of Faces and saw the video of the Sesame Street characters singing along to the song Happy by Pharrell Williams. Many people are so sick of that song, but seeing the beloved Sesame Street characters singing and dancing along just kept me in that happy mood (almost as happy as I feel when I hear it in the Despicable Me movie!). A dear friend of mine posted it for a friend of hers, completely unaware that in doing so, she might possibly be helping others set their mood right for the day! (Thanks Sheri!!!) After viewing the video, I instantly knew what I wanted to blog about today. So the next visit on the great internet was blogger.com. 

And then....my happy mood disappeared (albeit only briefly disappeared). 9 people read my blog yesterday (and I know one of them was my mom. Remember what I said about her earlier). Sheesh. 9 people. Talk about feeling discouraged. Of all the blogs I've written, THAT one was a fun one to write. Refusing to let the little let down of the morning get the best of me, I immediately returned to the YouTube video on the great book of Faces to watch the video again and instantly I felt happy once again!

Let's explore the idea of being happy! Why are happy people happy? What makes them feel good despite miserable circumstances? What does it look like to be happy? What is happiness, really? More importantly, how do you achieve happiness?

Webster (the master of defining words) defines happy as “delighted, pleased, glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person. 2. Characterized by.....pleasure, contentment, or joy.” Hmmmmmm. Pretty cut and dry, not? Well, I hate to be the bearer of not-so-happy news, but happiness (being happy) is both a simple AND a complicated thing. Simple fact: being happy is solely dependent on YOU. Complicated fact: being happy is solely dependent on YOU. Say, whaaaaaaat? 

Being happy.....achieving a level of serious happiness.....feeling good despite miserable circumstances.....THEY ARE ALL DEPENDENT ON YOU. It's all about YOUR attitude. You, and you alone, control the attitude in which you go about your day. Sure, people can get you down, but YOUR ATTITUDE about them belongs to YOU. Being happy…..achieving happiness…..depends on our ability to think positively about what we have, what we experience, and what we do. Thinking positively about the here and now. Being satisfied with what we have, what we are doing, who we are! 

The bottom line here is that YOUR happiness is a personal matter…..we can only start with ourselves. After you decide that you will be happy, all that positivity and incredible happiness you feel will spread and bring joy and happiness to others. Happiness is contagious.  Spread it everywhere today!

Until next time, my friends....don't let anything bring you down today! Be happy!

                                                        Sesame Street Characters performing Happy
       

"Happy"

It might seem crazy what I'm about to say

Sunshine she's here, you can take a break

I'm a hot air balloon that could go to space

With the air, like I don't care baby by the way

{Uh}

Because I'm happy

Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof

Because I'm happy

Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth

Because I'm happy

Clap along if you know what happiness is to you

Because I'm happy

Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do

Here come bad news talking this and that, yeah,

Well, give me all you got, and don't hold it back, yeah,

Well, I should probably warn you I'll be just fine, yeah,

No offense to you, don't waste your time

Here's why

{Hey

Go

Uh}

(Happy)

Bring me down

Can't nothing

Bring me down

My level's too high

Bring me down

Can't nothing

Bring me down

I said (let me tell you now)

Bring me down

Can't nothing

Bring me down

My level's too high

Bring me down

Can't nothing

Bring me down

I said

[Chorus x2]

{Hey

Go

Uh}

(Happy) [repeats]

Bring me down... can't nothing...

Bring me down... my level's too high...

Bring me down... can't nothing...

Bring me down, I said (let me tell you now)

[Chorus x2]

{Hey

C'mon}

Think Thankfully!