Daily Om: Our lives are rich with potential
sources of happiness, but sometimes we become victims of negative
thinking because we believe that focusing on all that has gone wrong
will provide us with the motivation we need to face the challenges of
survival. When we choose to focus on what makes us happy, however, a
shift occurs in the fabric of our existence.
Finding something to be
happy about every single day can help this shift take place. The vantage
points from which we view the world are brought into balance, and we
can see that being alive truly is a gift to be savored. There is always
something we can be happy about--it is simply up to us to identify it.
On one day, we may find happiness in a momentous, life-changing event
such as a marriage or the birth of a child. On another day, the
happiness we experience may be a product of our appreciation of a
particularly well-brewed cup of a tea or the way the sun shines on a
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