Forget Your Troubles, C'mon...Get HAPPY!

     'The root of many problems is broken expectations; if not dealt with, they turn into anger and bitterness.' ~ Anon ~ I imagine that we've all known someone, whom, this statement applies to. I know that I, surely, have, and, it's sad, at best, to witness these, folk, going through their lives, 'caterwauling', commiserating, or, otherwise, just, complaining, about their 'lot in life'. The thing is, that, when things are going well, in life, when we are experiencing our 'BEST' moments, it's easy to imagine that things will, continue to go well; that, we will find ourselves in a good place, surrounded by good people. Yet, life has a way of turning around...even, seeming to 'turn' on us, and, in the process, breaking those expectations. What then? Well...surely, one can feel disappointment, at the 'turn of events'; this is, quite a 'normal' response to things gone awry, but, ideally, ought be temporary, in it's duration. For, when one allows the disenchanting-moments, from one's life, to tag along, and follow one throughout his or her life, this inability to let go will, eventually, eat away at one, and, drag one down, as an anchor, into an abyss of abysmal behavior. Life is filled with good and bad...'ups and downs'...and ALL the stuff, in between. It is our challenge to 'accept the challenge', that, no matter what the stimuli, we come out ahead, having learned something, in the process of processing what life brings our way. Throughout our ordeals, there is ALWAYS a lesson to be learned, and, one, ideally, about ourselves; otherwise, so much of what occurs, in life, doesn't make sense...at least, not to me. So, if and when you find yourself tethered to the past, attached to something that prevents you from moving forward, this is a good, indication, that some soul-searching may be in order; as, WE are the ONLY folks responsible for our, own, happiness; And, it's as simple as making the choice to be, either, happy...or, NOT! Just Sayin'...