Don't Worry - Be Happy

Down the Avenue has a long post on being happy. I thought it especially profound today as I was around some severly unhappy people all week. I hope they read this Blog and realize the true nature of happiness is freedom.

And if you haven't bookmarked down the avenue yet, correct that now.

down the avenue: "Imagine trying this exercise. Every day for a week, write down three things you have gratitude for without trying to analyze why or a potential result. I’ve done this over the years and its remarkable to me how many more things open up in your life when you take the time to stop, listen and write.

Below are some fabulous excerpts that relate to happiness and gratitude worth sharing.

“Happiness is not so much a distant destination or a prized possession – it’s more a matter of personal choice, or a way of traveling.”
--Dan Zadra

“Why wait? Life is not a dress rehearsal. Quit practicing what you’re going to do, and just do it. In one bold stroke, you can transform today.” (I would add a lifetime)
--Phillip Markins

“Life is ours to be spent, not saved.”
--D.H. Lawrence

And while I struggle reading some of Henry Miller’s work, this one is classic:

“The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, divinely aware.”
--Henry Miller"

There's more... read it all.