“Each morning the day lies like a fresh shirt on our bed; this incomparably fine, incomparably tightly woven tissue of pure prediction fits us perfectly. The happiness of the next twenty-four hours depends on our ability, on waking, to pick it up.” – By Walter Benjamin

This is a pretty profound statement, don’t you agree? When we wake up, we have been given a gift of another day. How we proceed at that point, depends upon us. It’s a choice. And, we can choose happiness.

Your outlook can either positively or negatively influence your day but also through your actions and attitude, it can impact the lives around you.

In Proverbs 23:19 (NIV) it says, “Listen, my son, be wise and set your heart on the right path.” The Merriam-Webster dictionary has a definition of “set” that I really like; to firmly fix. First thing in the morning, we should use wisdom and firmly fix our hearts on being happy.

Interestingly, Valerie Bertinelli (Actress) said, “Happiness is a choice. You can choose to be happy. There’s going to be stress in life, but it’s your choice whether you let it affect you or not.”

That is so true! In life, we are going to face problems, which I discussed in a previous entry titled “When,” not if. But you have to decide if you will let it distress you.

So I realized that all we can do is be happy and do the best we can while we are still alive. – Ecclesiastes 3:12 (GNT)

Make the choice! Do the best you can by choosing happiness and begin your day on the right path!

Thank you for your time. Be Blessed… LR Maddox