Creating Our Own Happiness

Creating Our

Own Happiness

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I believe we have the power to create

our own happiness.

I believe the real magic in the world

is done by humans.

I believe normal life is extraordinary.

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I was sitting in my car at a stoplight

intersection listening to the radio.

I was, I guess, lost in the moment,

thinking how happy I was to be inside

my warm car.

It was cold and windy outside,

and I thought,

"Life is good."

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Now, this was a long light.

As I waited, I noticed two people huddled

together at the bus stop.

To my eyes, they looked uncomfortable;

they looked cold and they looked soggy.

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The couple seemed to be doing

their best to keep warm.

They were huddled together,

and I thought to myself,

"Oh, those poor people

in that punishing wind."

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But then I saw their faces.

Yes, they were laughing.

They looked to be sharing a good joke,

 and suddenly, instead of pitying them,

I envied them. I thought,

"Huh, what's so funny?"

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They didn't notice the wind.

They weren't worried

about their clothes.

They weren't looking at my car

thinking, "I wish I had that."

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You know when a single moment

feels like an hour?

Well, in that moment, I realized

I had assumed this couple needed

my pity, but they didn't.

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I assumed things were all bad

for them, but they weren't.

And I understood we all have

the power to make moments

of happiness happen.

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I believe this is something

all of us can do:

Try to be happy within the context

of the life we are actually living.

Happiness is not a situation

to be longed for or a convergence

of lucky happenstance.

Through the power of our own minds,

we can help ourselves.

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