Recipes For Happiness

Recipes For Happiness

" I have a little recipe that isn't hard to make

But you must always start as soon as you awake.

Take a great big mixing bowl and fill it with a smile

Mix half a cup of sunshine with good deeds to last a while.

Add a pinch of work and play, a pinch of thoughtfulness and care

But don't bake it in the oven, just spread it around everywhere."

2 Heaping cups of patience

1 Heart full of love

2 Hands full of generosity

Dash of laughter

1 Head full of understanding

Sprinkle generously with kindness

Add plenty of faith and mix well.

Spread over a period of a lifetime

And serve everyone you meet.

Happiness
We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married,

have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough

and we'll be more content when they are. After that,

we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with.

We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage.

We tell ourselves that our life will be complete

when our spouse gets his or her act together,

when we get a nicer car, are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire.

The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now.

If not now, when? Your life will always be filled with challenges.

It's best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway.

One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred D Souza.

He said, "For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life.

But there was always some obstacle in the way,

Something to be gotten through first,

some unfinished business, time still to be served, or a debt to be paid.

Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my "life".

This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness.

Happiness is the way. So, treasure every moment that you have and treasure it more because you shared it with someone special,

special enough to spend your time...

and remember that time waits for no one.

So, stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school,

until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds,

until you have kids, until your kids leave the house,

until you start work, until you retire, until you get married,

until you get divorced, until Friday night,

until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home,

until your car or home is paid off,

until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter,

until you are off welfare, until the first or fifteenth,

until your song comes on, until you've had a drink,

until you've sobered up, until you die,

until you are born again to decide

that there is no better time than right now to be happy.

Happiness is a journey, not a destination.
"Author Unknown"