Some days it is harder than others to choose the cheerful path.  These last few months have been especially difficult as friends and family became more and more divisive  and at times almost hateful in their view points on how the world should be.

In the Movie "Hook"  Peter Pan needs to find his happy place in order to be able to fly.   We too need to find our happy place in order to soar above the din of the world and find that inner peace that so many are searching for.

Here are some thoughts on how to find that happy place, and how to help others find their happy place as well.

Mahatma Gandhi: “You must be the change you wish to see in the world”   

Mother Teressa: “If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” 

Buddha: “Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”

Florence Nightingale:     “I am of certain convinced that the greatest heroes are those who do their duty in the daily grind of domestic affairs whilst the world whirls as a maddening dreidel.”

Martin Luther King Jr. : “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

Jesus Christ : “Love one another as I have loved you, that ye also love one another, by this shall all men know ye are my disciples if ye have love one to another”

These people who changed the world around them and never once felt the need to shout obscenities, burn others property, insult those who did not agree with them, or even spam themselves all over the nightly news or a social media website.  They were not looking for attention,  they were not looking to become famous,  They acted quietly and consistently. They promoted a peaceful change in the world around them. They loved without judgement, they helped without fear, they gave their lives to the quiet service that brings about a real change in real people.  If you find that people are not listening to you rant and scream your cause,  perhaps it is time to try another way.  After we all learned that Actions speak LOUDER than words. 

We need to become more gentle in our actions and words while standing firm for those principles upon whose moral compass we rely to know how to be loving and kind and compassionate.  

Happiness is a choice we make when we are living by the standard and guidelines that were given by our most Loving and Kind Father in Heaven. 

 He who knows all and loves all, He who sees each of us as His own, and longs for us to each find that happiness, He has given us a way to be the happiest of all.  Simply be kind to one another.  Treat each person you meet with a bit more tenderness, and time.  Stop shouting and listen for a min,  and you just might find that you agree on more than you disagree. 

Happiness is a Choice,  Choose Cheerful and Kind, Live you life with more love,  Find your happy place.