Inherently Happy

People can always count on me for honesty, and for compassion as well, I want them to know where they stand, but I try to be encouraging too, I just prefer Happy Honesty, which isn’t mean or harsh, and yet doesn’t oversell, It just shows respect in a way that’s fair and connects the real me to the real you. [full text below] Ep. 462 - Happy Honesty We begin as always  with the Happy Creed. We beli...

It’s not that I’m Monster Happy, really, for who really likes monsters—even them? It’s that I’m willing to look for the Happy within who can connect with the Happy in me, And if they appear to be Callous and Mean at first, well, I can take a little mayhem, As long as they don’t insist on delusion or destruction, for that’s no way to be free. [full text below] Ep. 461 - Monster Happy We begin as al...

Some consider humans to be sinners, but being inherently Happy is hardly a sin,  It's merely our natural state of Balance and Growth that comes from deep within. [full text below] Ep. 460 - The Sinner’s Guide To Happy Living We begin as always  with the Happy Creed. We believe in Happy,  in Balance and Growth,  of being Mindful and Grateful, Compassionate and Understanding. Yowza Haha My Happy Fri...

Fully commit to whatever the task is at hand, join in, be mindful, and get into the swing,  Happy Presence is choosing to be aware of where you are, and deciding to do the thing. [full text below] Ep. 459 - Happy Presence We begin as always  with the Happy Creed. We believe in Happy,  in Balance and Growth,  of being Mindful and Grateful, Compassionate and Understanding. Yowza Haha My Happy Friend...

The world is full of humor, some bad, some good, But a lot of that depends on which stance you take, And I don’t mean pretending for I don’t believe you should, I’m talking about genuine levity, something you don’t have to fake. [full text below] Ep. 458 - Good Happy We begin as always  with the Happy Creed. We believe in Happy,  in Balance and Growth,  of being Mindful and Grateful, Compassionate...

You deserve love even if it's hard to come by, You have value even if it's tough to find, There's a spark deep inside you that refuses to die,  An Inherently Happy source of your spirit, heart and mind. [full text below] Ep. 457 - Bad Happy We begin as always  with the Happy Creed. We believe in Happy,  in Balance and Growth,  of being Mindful and Grateful, Compassionate and Understanding. Yowza H...

Shame Happy means taking every mistake as proof that you're the worst, Instead of treating them as a chance to grow, You have to believe that you deserve good things first, And accept that you're Inherently Happy, because you are, you know. [full text below] Ep. 456 - Shame Happy We begin as always  with the Happy Creed. We believe in Happy,  in Balance and Growth,  of being Mindful and Grateful,...

We don't have to be so Form Happy, we can just let life be messy and live it anyway as best we can. [full text below] Ep. 455 - Form Happy We begin as always  with the Happy Creed. We believe in Happy,  in Balance and Growth,  of being Mindful and Grateful, Compassionate and Understanding. Yowza Haha My Happy Friends! It’s nine-thirty at night as I write this, I often start late, that’s kind of th...

If you see moods as tools to help you process the Human Condition,  You won’t worry so much about letting yourself feel all the feels, It doesn’t make you weak, but resourceful, like a Mood Magician, Instead of someone who fights their feelings, white-knuckling all their ordeals. [full text below] Ep. 454 - Mood Magic We begin as always  with the Happy Creed. We believe in Happy,  in Balance and G...

Being able to mark time and observe accomplishments, no matter how small,  Is a good way to boost motivation, encourage growth and enhance well-being, For myself, I write every day, but the longer projects can feel like hitting a wall, So, I do smaller ones, like this podcast, proving I can finish things, which is freeing. [full text below] Ep. 453 - Happy Quarter Million We begin as always  with...

Happy Safety is that feeling we carry within us that tells us that we’re okay, Even if other people say otherwise, put us down or try to control how we feel, They can’t touch that part--it’s not theirs, and they have absolutely no say, It belongs to us, as theirs belongs to them, being common doesn’t make it less real. [full text below] Ep. 452 - Happy Safety We begin as always  with the Happy Cre...

Happy Humanity is that thing we all share,  That balance and growth that comes from within, It’s the part of us that feels and allows us to care,  And shows us the Happy Human we’ve always been. [full text below] Ep. 451 - Happy Humanity We begin as always  with the Happy Creed. We believe in Happy,  in Balance and Growth,  of being Mindful and Grateful, Compassionate and Understanding. Yowza Haha...

Sometimes trying to help by giving a Happy Warning can backfire, But that doesn’t mean that it’s necessarily the wrong thing to do,  We can only do our best and learn from each pitfall and quagmire, And if that can help even one person then that is a thing of great value. [full text below] Ep. 450 - Happy Warning We begin as always  with the Happy Creed. We believe in Happy,  in Balance and Growth...

Letting yourself bend helps keep you from breaking, keeps you feeling scrappy, Sometimes the taste of something bitter can make other things seem sweet, So, rather than fighting every downturn, you could embrace being Woefully Happy, And prove to yourself that feeling all your feelings needn't hurt, but makes you complete. [full text below] Ep. 449 - Woefully Happy We begin as always  with the Hap...

Being a weapon of mood destruction, isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, For it obliterates friends, allies, bystanders and idle passersby, Eating away at your sense of self, turning setbacks into insanity, Making the world hate you as you're stuck wondering why. [full text below] Ep. 448 - Furiously Happy We begin as always  with the Happy Creed. We believe in Happy,  in Balance and Growth,  of being...

Those things that we blame For our troubles and our blues,  Could do with a reframe If we so choose. [full text below] Ep. 447 - Happy Burden We begin as always  with the Happy Creed. We believe in Happy,  in Balance and Growth,  of being Mindful and Grateful, Compassionate and Understanding. Yowza Haha My Happy Friends! Those things that we blame For our troubles and our blues,  Could do with a r...

Happy Wanting is the healthy ambition that isn’t fueled by spite, It doesn’t want to see others fail or to take shortcuts or cheat, It wants a good game, a good challenge, a good fight,  Because without Happy Wanting life would feel incomplete. [full text below] Ep. 446 - Happy Wanting We begin as always  with the Happy Creed. We believe in Happy,  in Balance and Growth,  of being Mindful and Grat...

The Happy Challenge is trying to keep your cool when someone else is running hot, It’s not for the idle player, you have to be ready to take charge of your own fate, The one thing each of us has is the ability to choose how we face the life we’ve got, Do we let it run us? Or do we take control and decide whether we show love or hate? [full text below] Ep. 445 - The Happy Challenge We begin as alwa...

When life gets fast and you get stressed, Remember to take a moment to rest, Take a deep breath, and a good look around,  Mindfulness is often where peace can be found. [full text below] Ep. 444 - Sitting Wisdom We begin as always  with the Happy Creed. We believe in Happy,  in Balance and Growth,  of being Mindful and Grateful, Compassionate and Understanding. Yowza Haha My Happy Friends! I sat o...

Have you ever felt excluded? Did you scramble to fit in again to avoid being left out? Or take it as an opportunity to see what your own heart and mind was about?   [full text below]   Ep. 443 - Happy Outcast We begin as always  with the Happy Creed. We believe in Happy,  in Balance and Growth,  of being Mindful and Grateful, Compassionate and Understanding. Yowza Haha My Happy Friends! I was a po...

So, how do you feel about being sad? A weakness, is it? Or a much-needed release? Do you worry about opening the floodgates even just a tad? [full text below] Ep. 442 - Sad Happy We begin as always  with the Happy Creed. We believe in Happy,  in Balance and Growth,  of being Mindful and Grateful, Compassionate and Understanding. Yowza Haha My Happy Friends! Read the first letter of each line And y...

I love a good old bit of encouragement, I do, And it can come from me just like it can come from you. And the flavor of encouragement I like works for both you and me. ‘Cause no one wants to be encouraged to be something they’re not trying to be. [full text below] Ep. 441 - More Happy Encouragement We begin as always  with the Happy Creed. We believe in Happy,  in Balance and Growth,  of being Min...

The way you Stay Happy is by balancing work with play,  Making sure you find the fun in each and every day. [full text below] Ep. 440 - Stay Happy We begin as always  with the Happy Creed. We believe in Happy,  in Balance and Growth,  of being Mindful and Grateful, Compassionate and Understanding. Yowza Haha My Happy Friends! Have you ever tread water? Like, rather than swimming you stay vertical...

Happy Venting just means that you’re choosing a safe outlet for what bugs you,  As opposed to a full blown battle royale every time you get a tad bit upset, Keep things in perspective, let off a little steam without too much fuss or to-do, Because if you make it an obsession, you’ll get stuck wallowing in emotional debt. [full text below] Ep. 439 - Happy Venting We begin as always  with the Happy...

Sometimes we think we know what’s going to happen before it does, And start moving in that direction before giving things a chance to play out, We’ve already decided, we know how this ends, it’s always the same as it ever was, But if you’re so certain about assuming the worst, that’s the very curse you’ll bring about. [full text below] Ep. 438 - Assume Happy We begin as always  with the Happy Cree...