Inherently Happy

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...

Happy Listening begins with being curious and wanting to learn, In letting someone tell their story without distractions, By trying to understand instead of just waiting for your turn, And engaging using non-judgmental reactions.   [full text below]   Ep. 437 - Happy Listening We begin as always  with the Happy Creed. We believe in Happy,  in Balance and Growth,  of being Mindful and Grateful, Com...

How do you go about understanding you?  While Happy is the balanced growth we each have inside That can help inform all we think and do, It only excels if we let engagement be our guide. [full text below} Ep. 436 - Understanding 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...

Having a sense of fun and play can help you be pleasant, While still taking things seriously, which can mean a lot in some cases. The three main things to do are to Agree, Encourage and be Present, That way you won’t pick a fight, but instead stay in people’s good graces.   [full text below]   Ep. 435 - How to be Nice (and Mean it!) We begin as always  with the Happy Creed. We believe in Happy,  i...

Happy Insight comes from facing what you may be suppressing, And realizing that it doesn’t have to steal away your sense of calm, If you can take a look at your own reactions that may need addressing, Then you can defuse whatever may eventually turn into a ticking time bomb. [full text below] Ep. 434 - Happy Insight We begin as always  with the Happy Creed. We believe in Happy,  in Balance and Gro...

Happy Naming is about giving yourself an accurate assessment of the way things are, Knowing your limits helps you balance, and knowing your starting point helps you grow, Self-Awareness affords you the capacity to evaluate and understand how you got this far And allows for the clarity of purpose and the vision to know how far you have yet to go.   [full text below]   Ep. 433 - Happy Naming We begi...

Sudden anger or sadness can throw you for a loop,  But sudden joy can undo you twice as fast, It can make you think that you’re better than the group, And such thoughts have been known not to last. [full text below] Ep. 432 - Glad 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...

Mistakes are not the end of the world, I know, Most things can be fixed, replaced or redone, And what cannot, can help us learn and grow, But perfection is impossible for everyone.   [full text below]   Ep. 431 - Happy Fix   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...

Don’t bother fearing chaos, but treat it as a call, To seek the deeper order that permeates us all, It’s our thoughts and actions that make the meaning clear, And our Happy choices that make Happy Patterns appear. [full text below] Ep. 430 - Happy Patterns We begin as always  with the Happy Creed. We believe in Happy,  in Balance and Growth,  of being Mindful and Grateful, Compassionate and Unders...

Have you ever been intentionally Mean? You know, done something unkind just for fun? Such as taking the last two desserts, so the loudmouth behind you gets none? Why do we revel in the misfortune of those we dismiss? Are we Mean down to the core? Or is it because the world keeps messing with us, and we just want to even the score? [full text below]   Ep. 429 - A Happy Sport We begin as always  wit...

Your sense of reality is influenced by how you view and interact with the world, Your frame of reference is impacted by how you feel and what you believe, When you lose it’s a tragedy, while winning deserves a parade with banners unfurled, Happy Perception starts with seeing Balanced Growth as built-in, not something to achieve.   [full text below] Ep. 428 - Happy Perception We begin as always  wi...

If you want a good trick for when things get hairy, It’s perspective you want--to give yourself some breathing room, It may not turn a rage monster into someone merry,  But naming your mood and counting to ten can possibly stave off doom.   [full text below] Ep. 427 - Perspective Happy We begin as always  with the Happy Creed. We believe in Happy,  in Balance and Growth,  of being Mindful and Grat...

Look for things to like about people--there’s usually something, some trait, Some aspect of them as people existing in this world that you can’t disallow, Something that resonates, that connects and has the power to create! Create what? Understanding at the very least if not friendship right now. [full text below] Ep. 426 - Like Happy We begin as always  with the Happy Creed. We believe in Happy, ...

I’m what you might call Consent Happy and I’m in no way being sarcastic, I CRAVE consent, in fact--for all manner of interactions and activities,  Consent is Informed, Conscious, Revocable, Affirmative, Voluntary and Enthusiastic,  The first letters of which spell out “I CRAVE”--thus satisfying my poetic sensitivities.   [full text below] Ep. 425 - Consent Happy We begin as always  with the Happy...