Cause I'm So Happy?

Yesterday I found a documentary on Netflix simply called "Happy". The description stated that it was to show what made people happy from the Kalkuta slums to the deep south of Louisiana. I figured why not, it has to be interesting, right? It was actually pretty great and made you think about how you look at happiness in your own life. I mean when you really think about it, are you happy? Is happy just another emotion for you or are you truly happy from the heart outwards. I'm going to tackle this question within myself and maybe you'll be led to think about your own life.

Let me look at today as a small sample size first; woke up to feed my daughter, changed her poopy diaper then proceed about the day. Shave, kiss fiancee, dress Ains, put her in car seat, head to church, worship, sermon, communion, quickly communicate with a few people, home, have lunch made for me, play with Ains, watch TV shows, put her down for nap and have time alone with my fiancée to chat and cuddle. Now here I am writing a blog and watching a world junior game between two countries I have no connection to. Pretty boring day right? I beg to differ, and I failed to mention that Ains has teeth starting to come in so she is extremely unpredictable.

I found that so far today has been an overall happy day for me, let's break it down:

1. I wake up to the two most beautiful girls in the morning.

2. I have a God that loves me and I had a chance to once again return that love, while at the same time be taught more about Him and how to grow deeper with Him.

3. Jenn cooked a delicious lunch of pasta while I played with Ains and got to see her giggle and roll around as she has recently learned.

4. Time alone with Jenn is rare, so I will take whatever opportunity I can get.

5. I'm writing and blog while watching hockey and no one has complained yet.

Today is a great day. Our life has a lot of uncertainty in it currently and though that's always present, I choose to look past it and enjoy the life I have. We're exploring all options to make some of those uncertainties into things we no longer need to think about, and as long as I have my little family and my big God, I will choose to be happy as much as possible.

Tomorrow I head back to work with question marks, but I need to turn that avenue of my life into a happy one as well to sustain the happiness at home. I love my job for the most part, so minds well enjoy it as long as I am working it. Financial stresses make it more difficult to enjoy working as you always hope that your job will be enough to sustain your family, but I need to start looking past that and enjoy the chances and opportunities put in front of me.

There's lots of things I'm life that I have chosen to allow me to be depressed and bring those people around me down and ruin their days as well. Happiness though a chemical reaction, is really a choice and having a positive mental attitude is really a sustainable way to maintain your happiness. I'm tired of feeing depressed, sad and like I am not capable, so from this point forward I am going to wake up every morning and write down the the things I am thankful for, the things I have to look forward to that day, and a small goal or two to accomplish every day. I'm determined to live a happy life, which to me will be a successful life.

Until next time! I'm Rob Quick... And these are my ramblings.