How are we supposed to be happy when each day we are exposed to this:
Iconic photograph from the Boston Marathon Bombing that occurred on April 15, 2013
Gas prices reach record highs over Labor Day 2012
Hollywood actor, Paul Walker dies in flaming car crash on November 30, 2013
Super-Typhoon Haiyan makes a catastrophic landfall in the Philippines in early November 2013.
Well here's my theory; life is all about balance with every yin there is a yang, every defeat there is a triumph and every fall there is a rise. Yes things like this are happening all over the world and have been happening for centuries. We have become conditioned as consumers to feed off negative news. It is evident on websites and tv programs such as CNN, ABC, Fox News, NBC and the like. We have become an audience that thrives off sensationalism rather than facts. Well in a world like this many of us including myself find it hard to be happy day in and day out when all around us is negativity. So my question is how can we sustain happiness? Here's my answer:
Luckily because we live in a balanced world there is happiness everywhere, we just need to realize it:
Funny Faces
Funny T-shirts
A beautiful day in a beautiful country
A great concert
Fall Foliage
A beautiful sunset sky
Fulfilling a bucket list item with pride
Disney World
Making Wednesdays exciting
Face paint
Laying in the grass
Recognizing beautiful food
Seeing shapes of hearts in bread
Looking at old family photos
Making a sandwich
Discovering blueberry soda
Big blocks of cheese
Cars decorated like rudolph
And of course music makes us happy like these super-happy songs that just make you feel good:
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