Life deals us certain circumstances that we cannot sidestep. True, some of our busy days are the result of poor choices on our part. But we live in a busy world, surrounded by busy people, and this reality will not change overnight. So we need to not only make the best of it, but choose to be happy within it. How we approach the busy world with its inevitable pressures determines whether we are happy or not. Do you get angry at the bird strike on your car, or do you smile that the old car is able to get you where you need to go? Do you watch your blood pressure rise as you play "beat the clock", or do you take a deep breath and enjoy the roller coaster ride?
Find the happiness within the frenetic. It is there. You may have to hunt for it. Between the hectic and the chaos, you will find it. Ah! There it is! The glimmer of delight! The reason for joy!
We cannot control life. We can determine to see the beauty. The tree with branches just beginning to bud. A cloud shaped like a rabbit slowly edging across the sky. Leaves emerging from tulip bulbs hidden for months.
What you focus on will grow. Sort of like when you buy a new car, and suddenly you see that specific make and model everywhere you go. Choose to notice beauty, smiles, joy, nature, and reasons to give thanks.
Are you happy being busy? You better be! Because all you have is what you have.
Don't be too busy to see what can make you happy in the very trials of today.
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