Happiness?

If happiness could be found in having material things, and in being able to indulge yourself in things that you consider pleasurable, then we in America, would be deliriously happy. We would be telling one another frequently of our unparalleled bliss, rather then trading tranquilizer prescriptions.

John Gardner

Certainly we can all see this…..yet what is it that we continue to pursue……each time, thinking that maybe this will be just the thing to bring happiness?

To Start With

"Watch your thoughts, they become words.

Watch your words, they become actions.

Watch your actions, they become habits.

Watch your habits, they become character.

Watch your character, it becomes your destiny."

We may think that…well, just thinking about something, is harmless enough…but when our minds are occupied with thoughts, when we let those thoughts dwell there….there will be some kind of an outcome. I once heard, regarding thoughts, that they are like a birds….you can't keep them flying over your head, but you can keep them from nesting in your hair.