I don’t know any person around me who doesn’t desire happiness and I can really appreciate what Martin Seligman writes. Real happiness comes from…identifying, cultivating and using one’s own personal strength in work, love, play and parenting. And it is so true that most of us can try to make ourselves happy with temporary “fixes”.
The suggestions Seligman makes are very important and valid. I especially appreciate what he says about the past not determining the future and that the future is open to possibilities! This statement is so true and important to grasp. It seems so much easier to think about the bad events in our past rather than the good events. Life is too short to be focusing on the negatives in the past. It truly is important to be grateful for the good times in your past allowing us freedom to enjoy the present day.
I also agree that forgiveness and forgetting permits positive emotions. As a Christian forgiveness is a huge part of obedience to God and his Word. The reason forgiveness is so important is so that we can experience a happy, healthy life filled with peace.
When I think about what makes me happy I chuckle. I chuckle because what makes me happy doesn’t always make my husband happy. I love to go shopping at the mall, eating healthy organic foods, and girly things. What makes my husband happy is, fast cars, car shows and man talk. Shopping at the mall for me is so much fun! Shopping at the mall for my husband is not so fun!
What’s most important here is for both my husband and I to savor the happy times and enjoy the present moments, whether they are in the mall or at a race track allowing more flow in our lives.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
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