Happiness

Today I was musing what it is to be happy… There are many things that can affect our happiness, but only if we let them. At least this is what I’ve been told. My father raised me with the belief that attitude is everything, but can a positive attitude really change a crappy situation? When talking to a friend it bemused me to think that a slight change in the wording of something could theoretically change one’s perspective. Rather then saying “I miss you” its “I look forward to seeing you next”. I’m not sure I could keep that up, because I assume a part of me loves the self-pity that comes from the heart ache of long distance. If I had to be positive about that all the time what fun would that be? But happiness… What gives us it? I have recently joined a new yoga studio and am actively taking part at least 5 times a week. This has given me a surge of vitality and has restored me to a somewhat sane state. It has become my happy escape from life. And perhaps that’s what happiness is. Something that mixes things up, changes things around, makes you feel as though more things are possible and your life is what you want to make of it. It seems to be the slightest change in people’s lives, I’ve been observing, that can cause a total 180... I can’t explain why it happens, but the obvious remains certain - it’s a good thing.. Well I don’t want to sound like Martha Stewart, so.. it’s a GREAT thing =)