You may be wondering what this blog is about. Why is it a NEW mission to be happy and what happened to the old one? My original Mission to be Happy began here (http://ourcrazymission.blogspot.com/). I began this blog as a response to seeing Michael McLean and hearing him speak at an event I attended. He spoke about his struggle with depression and then he introduced this amazing book he wrote along with some songs he wrote for the book. They are amazingly silly and fun to listen to and to read. If you get a chance to read this book and listen to the music, do it. It is a fun little adventure.
Michael McLean has long been an idol of mine. Why? Well there are many reasons. One: He is not afraid to let people know he has dealt with hard things. Maybe at some time he did, but haven't we all? I imagine there are some people out there that never think about being depressed every day. It happens. Happiness, isn't always there for me. I have to work hard at it some times and some days are harder than others. I have learned many things that I have been able to use from Michael that have really helped me to find the happiness in life.
Some of you may be thinking, "Wait! I thought you were always happy!" If you are those people, it is likely I haven't opened up to you completely. I don't like making people feel like they have to feel sorry for me. I rarely like to even let people know when I am really struggling and to be honest, it is hard for me to let my own family know when I am. They rarely know. It is not something that I let the world know I am dealing with and very few know the feelings of my heart. Hopefully no one takes that personally. Just know that most people do not hear me complain if I can avoid it. If you hear me complain, just kindly remind me that life is full of good and amazing things. I am not perfect and I don't claim to be.
So what makes me happy? My husband, my children, family, good friends, service and the gospel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day saints (if you would like to learn more about this, please visit mormon.org). Oh, and a few other things like chips and salsa, mexican food, chocolate, and Dr. Pepper.
For the most part I strive to maintain a happy feeling in my life. Sometimes it is not easy and no matter how hard I try, I can not find that happiness in my life. Those are the moments that this blog can help me. It gives me an avenue to really focus on the amazing blessings in my life and to refocus the sorrow of earth life to bring about the happiness that all the work we are doing here will bring us. I love learning more about Christ and his life and mission and I hope that My Mission to Be Happy is what he would want me to do. If I have one thing to say it is this-- As long as we are doing our best and coming closer to Christ, we are doing what the Lord has asked us to do.
This is a forum for happiness, therefore I would ask that all will remember that as you comment. You are all amazing and important to me and I would be very sad to see this Mission to Be Happy become a sad mission. If you have any questions for me, feel free to ask me and I will answer them to the best of my ability. I hope you will all join me in my mission to be happy and maybe, you will find happiness along the way as well!
Have a Beautiful Easter weekend and enjoy this video.
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*The pictures I used on my blog were taken from these sources, and where I didn't have a link, I used the original artists name*
http://designoval.com/quotes/happiness-quotes
Charles M. Schultz
https://www.wya.net/op-ed/change-for-happiness/
http://www.kewo-science.com/steering-towards-happiness/
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