Short and Sweet: Be Happy

Well, the cray-cray week has turned into the cray-cray month.

Many people think this is the end. Instead of zombies, we've got viruses threatening our way of life—or do we?

To a great extent, your reality is what you make it. Are you afraid and miserable? Change your thoughts and attitudes about what's happening.

I'm not saying to bury your head in the sand and ignore everything. I'm simply saying adopt the half-glass full philosophy.

Look at the bright side...the possibilities before you. Search for the silver lining in those gray clouds.

Focus on the positive. Believe everything will turn out okay, and it probably will.

The secret to life is to be happy, and, believe it or not, happiness is an attitude—a state of mind one chooses rather than choosing a doom and gloom attitude.

Abraham Lincoln said: "Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be."

Before I ever read that quotation in a book, I heard it from my grandfather, a mighty force in my life. He said it; he lived it. Sometimes it's difficult, but I always come back to that simple truth.

Takeaway Truth

Cultivate the ability to be happy, right where you are, regardless of what's going on around you. You'll be a guiding light to your family and friends.