Join me in the Happiness Challenge…
and Join me in becoming a “Happy Merchant.”
It has been said that the key to “Happiness” is based on the 3 things…
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Something to Do
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Something to love
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Something to look forward to
Think about taking a challenge to make a difference in your life and those around you by just being happy. Become the “Happy” Merchant in the life of those around you. Just think… this would give you something “to do.” You would then be fulfilling part 1 in being happy.
Well, if it is so easy to complete Happiness, part 1. Let’s look at part 2…Having something to love. How about looking within and “loving” to make people happy. It could start with a “Smile.” Can you imagine just seeing someone and smiling at them. I don’t know about you however, I love to send a smile to others. It is so amazing what you receive in return. It is usually a smile and sometimes more. Have you ever been in a store and really in need of some help. It happened to me just the other day. I had to stop at a hardware store rather quickly. As I was driving I noticed my car engine gauge showed it was getting a bit hot. I saw the hardware store, drove up to the building, parked the car and in I went. A man saw me and asked if I needed some help. I “smiled” and told him about my immediate problem. We chatted about my predicament and after our chat this dear man insisted on coming out with me along with the ”Prestone.” He gathered up the water hose, added some Prestone and there before me was a happy man making this frustrated but “smiling” lady happy. I thanked him so much. His reply..”Come back anytime.” I am here to help you with anything.
Did my challenge help this man have something to do. “Yes”…he was helping a frustrated woman with a problem. Did this man have something to love. Well, I might say he loved sharing about his past profession as we chatted while taking care of my challenge and he also shared that he just loves his job because he can help people with all sorts of challenges. I would say he also fulfilled part 2. I was certainly loving the time he was taking care of my challenge. I was loving the time I was having as I was receiving so much help. I definitely wanted to also make sure I showed my appreciation. This man was certainly making a difference in my life.
Now part 3…Something to Look forward to … I do know that if such an opportunity came about where I had an “at home” problem , I know “Doc” will be there to hopefully provide me some help. As far as “Doc” is concerned he already has expressed his thoughts when he said to me, “Just come back any time. I will be glad to help.”
I know that I have overly simplified what makes up being “Happy.” However, sometimes we just don’t look around us for easy reasons to be happy and we should. For me, I do know and have been told that I can find the smallest things to make me happy. My reply has always been…Well, isn’t that beautiful or this is so much fun. Being blessed in appreciating the small things in life might be because of being an only child and entertaining myself when I was young. However, do look around at the simply beautiful things around you. It will bring a smile to your face. Try it!
In the meantime I have a great site for you to visit. http://www.2inspireyou.com. This site does inspire and also provides a Daily Hug Message which you can receive each morning. Today, the message is all around the heart and the importance of being happy. It, also. includes a special life quote:
Life Message from “The Daily Hug”
May the special moments you spend with your friends today be the memories that are stored in your heart and may your heart capture plenty of pictures so that you will have the special memories for tomorrow. Special moments lead to special memories!
This quote exemplifies what we started with at the beginning of this blog. Happiness is based on the following… To Do something, To Love Something, & To Look Forward to Something. Seems simple doesn’t it. Well, really it is if we live “In the Moment.” Join me …and be a “Happy Merchant.” Let’s make a difference as we travel throughout the day. Let’s bring magic to our moments and have fun… Let’s start with a great smile. See how many people will smile back. It is fun!
Join me and take up the Happy Challenge each day. I do hope you will come back to “In the Moment” and share your experiences with this Happy Challenge.
Please also visit our “Happiness is” page for some great quotes to think about. Oh and before you leave our Quotation page has oodles of quotes to live by. Please come back and visit the quote page often. You might want to choose a quote to use each week if not each day.
Thanks for your visit! Happy Days to you!
Adele, The “In the Moment” Happy Merchant
