Misery can very easily become a way of life, and some people are quite happy living there. It is quite possible for someone to be happy only when they are miserable, I wouldn't believe it either if I hadn't seen it myself so many times.

Is happiness that much more difficult than misery?

Most people who wallow in misery would be very surprised to learn that happiness lies in the very same source in which they find their misery.

Either way, what you look for is what you get, there will never be a shortage of things to be unhappy about, there are an infinite number of things we could complain about within any given day.

There are just as many positive things in that same day... it just depends on where you were looking at the time.

Be careful because all of that positive in your life can easily slip by you... unnoticed happiness quite often looks very much like misery.

You do not have to cry over spilled milk, in fact you can just as easily CHOOSE to laugh about it!

Can you see the keyword in that sentence? Look very, very carefully.

It's all about choice baby.

Right now, this very moment, you are being given the chance to make the very same choice that changed my life, a decision I have recommitted to nearly every day since.

The choice to seek out the positive no matter what the circumstances, no matter how bleak or frightened, or horrible you may feel. No matter what comes your way, seek the positive at all costs. It is there, it may be hidden, it may even be in disguise but it is there.

Stand on it, insist on it, allow nothing to get in your way and happiness will find you... you just have to look in the right place!

Thank you for another wonderful week in which to find the beauty that life holds, and thank you for reading.

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