Goodmorning everyone!!

Here I am again!

Do you know one species that is more self sabotaging than the human being??? And arent’t we supposed to be the intellectual ones, the higher species?? Higher my a**!

I don’t even want to begin to talk about world politics, about the aggression we see everywhere….

So what do I want to talk about? We all strive to be happy and still we find it oh so hard te be happy. My advice:

Make your own environment better, happier and guess what: if everyone does this? The whole world can be a better and happier place!!!

So what are you waiting for????

In Dutch we say:

“Als iedereen voor zijn eigen deur veegt, is de ganse straat proper.” (if everyone sweeps his front porch, the whole street is clean)

So simple and so true!!

Have you already smiled to somebody today???

Have you already complimented somebody today???

Have you already said thank you out loud???

Have you already helped somebody today: it can be as simple as holding a door, an elevator, carrying the groceries for an elderly person…. ???

If the answer is no, start doing it right now!!!

And you know what: it’s contagious: if you are friendly with somebody, they will smile and in return it makes you feel happy too. ( and if you stumble one that one grumpy old bear who never smiles, well than that’s their loss and not yours. Don’t let it stop you being nice to the next person!)

It is proven that people who are grateful, are happier. So let’s start being grateful by saying thank you right this minute! ( No I am not losing it, it may feel stupid but say it out loud: THANK YOU!)

Yes, you did it and now the more you practise, the easier it becomes! And in the end, you will find yourself being a happy person because there is so much to be thankful about:

We had a roof over our head last night

We had breakfast

We can see flowers and all the beautiful things in the world

We can read books and loose ourselves in the story

…..

And these are still the easy ones

You can go deeper:

We have friends, loved ones, kids, pets, ….

I think you get my drift, so I wish you a very beautiful day and THANK YOU for reading me!!

 

A very grateful

me