My Current Opinion by Guy Spiro.

Be happy. Simple to say, but often quite the opposite to do. We all have our problems, and happiness seems always to be on the other side of solving them. How can I be happy when (insert the worry or problem of choice) is still going on? I'm reminded of a song that kept asking something like, "How can we dance when the world is burning?" Of course, the answer is, "How can we not?"

The simple truth is that happiness is a choice. That choice between happiness and despair, worry and fear is what creates our reality. Choose to be happy and the world opens its bounty to you. Choose the opposite and that is what is on the way. Now I am not saying pretend to be happy while feeling rotten on the inside. That may fool some people but the universe, or whatever you are comfortable calling It, is not fooled one bit. The happiness must be genuine, but again, it is a choice.

Lynn Grabhorn, whom I interviewed a few months back, in her excellent book, Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting, writes, among other important points, that the place in the pit of your stomach that feels fear is the same place that feels joy. Whenever you feel the rush of those negative emotions starting, you can choose to replace them with a rush of positivity. Try it and you will see that it works.

Of course, this is an effort of will and attention. It will require practice and diligence but it is in our hands. Grabhorn goes on to say that we are always in one of three emotional places: fear, flatlined or joyful. Choose.

In this season of joy and giving we can choose to give that which will benefit ourselves, our loved ones and the world at large.

Be happy.

	Gift The greatest gift that you can give to yourself, to your loved ones and to the world at large is to be happy. Be happy. Simple to say, but often quite the opposite to do. We all have our problems, and happiness seems always to be on the other side of solving them. How can I be happy when (insert the worry or problem of choice) is still going on? I'm reminded of a song that kept asking something like, "How can we dance when the world is burning?" Of course, the answer is, "How can we not?" The simple truth is that happiness is a choice. That choice between happiness and despair, worry and fear is what creates our reality. Choose to be happy and the world opens its bounty to you. Choose the opposite and that is what is on the way. Now I am not saying pretend to be happy while feeling rotten on the inside. That may fool some people but the universe, or whatever you are comfortable calling It, is not fooled one bit. The happiness must be genuine, but again, it is a choice. Lynn Grabhorn, whom I interviewed a few months back, in her excellent book, Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting, writes, among other important points, that the place in the pit of your stomach that feels fear is the same place that feels joy. Whenever you feel the rush of those negative emotions starting, you can choose to replace them with a rush of positivity. Try it and you will see that it works. Of course, this is an effort of will and attention. It will require practice and diligence but it is in our hands. Grabhorn goes on to say that we are always in one of three emotional places: fear, flatlined or joyful. Choose. In this season of joy and giving we can choose to give that which will benefit ourselves, our loved ones and the world at large. Be happy.