― Abraham Lincoln
I like to
wish people a good day or a nice day, but this morning, a woman I did not know
in an elevator wished me a "happy" day. And it got me thinking... what would it look
like to have a happy day? To approach
everything -- most things -- with a happy attitude -- even the challenges? As I thought about it, it seemed that putting
a smile on my face would be a good first step, which reminded me of a woman I
wrote about a while back who signs her e-mails "smiles." None of these approaches is a quick fix, but
I do think they can serve as reminders to us, as habits to cultivate. And just as with laughter yoga, once you
begin feigning laughter, real laughter comes.
I suspect (and I believe the happiness literature supports) that if we
make an effort to be happy, which probably necessitates some gratitude, we can
raise our happiness quotient. I am
willing to give it a try. My attempt may
not last more than a couple of hours, but I appreciate this woman's putting the
notion in my head nonetheless. Have a
happy day J!
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