i'll be happy when..

it seems like there is always so much to get done every day, whether it be for school, church, myself, my family, etc. i find myself getting stressed out a lot over everything. it may be over the fact that i have a HUGE paper due in a fews (huge as in it will probably be more that 25 pages..), or even over getting a lower A on a test than i was originally told (also a true story). i find myself obsessing over these details for hours and ending up at the same conclusion each time. "i'll be so happy once this class is over." the reality is, i move to the next semester and the same conflicts arise, and i still tell myself the same thing. "i'll be happy when this is over with."

i don't know why i am writing about this today, honestly. i didn't even think about this matter until i sat down at my computer. i feel as though i need to write this for myself so that when i read back on this post a few days, weeks, months, years down the road i will remember that the time to be happy is not when something difficult is going to be over, it is now.

difficult times in our lives help us to become the people we want to be. they show us our strengths. they show us our weaknesses. they may make us cry, or angry, or even want to give up.

challenge for the week: be happy now. guess what? happiness is a choice. people that choose to be happy despite all of their indifferent circumstances are the ones who will truly be successful in this life. last of all, smile just a little bit more (yes, that one is for me-i need to work on it!).

i am happy today & i hope you are too.

xoxo,

morgs