It usually isn’t what you have or where you are or what you’re doing that makes you happy. It’s how you think about it all.

A truer quote has never been made.  It’s how you think about it.  EVERYTHING.  Not just what you’re doing, or what you have, but everything.  It’s time to take a good look at what you do have and appreciate it.  Show gratitude.  Seriously, you may not be exactly where you want to be in life, but I bet if you look at the people around you, you’ll find that you’re situation is pretty good.  It’s all in how you think about it.

I try to go for a walk every day during my lunch.  For exercise, and just to get a break from all the school kid drama I’m surrounded by. Well today, it was raining.  It’s spring, it’s New England, rain happens.  I could have chosen to sulk about missing my walk, but I didn’t.  I’m happy it’s raining because we need it, and because it’s pushing all the pollen down.  So I popped open my umbrella and went for a walk.  Yeah my feet got wet, but I’m thinking it was a nice walk on a rainy day.

So stop thinking about what you don’t have, or how unhappy you are.  Start thinking about the good things.  Take a look around and take inventory.  Take a real, serious inventory and start looking for the good and the happy.  It’s all in how you think about it.