Let the Happy In

You're magic. Did you know?

You might not believe me, but it's true.

The things you can do are absolutely astounding, and all it takes is a thought.

Story time: Sometime last week (I'm not sure when--my memory struggles, poor thing) I was standing in my kitchen. I don't know what I was doing... Probably bugging my family members to make me some food. But I was in a lousy mood. I was being Mr. Grumpygills for one reason or another and it sucked. So I was staring at the microwave (hoping for food to magically appear I'm sure) when I had a thought. I remember thinking to myself, "Crin, you don't have to be grumpy. There's no reason for it." It came out of nowhere. And then ya know what I did?
I slapped myself in the face! Guys, I literally hit myself as I stood there staring at my microwave. Who does that?? And I said to myself, "Self, (oh and this was out loud) snap the heck out of it and just be happy already." So I forced a smile, found a snack, and everything was perfectly peachy a few minutes later.

Crazy, right? One simple thought made my whole day not suck.

A lot of the time I find that I let my circumstances control my moods and actions. But that's really not how it should work. No, how it should work is quite the opposite: your thoughts and attitude and actions should change your circumstances. We've got it backwards people! No wonder we're not always as happy as we could be.

Your happiness is up to you :) it always has been. No matter what your situation, no matter how dark things may seem, no matter how impossible smiling may be, it is always in your power to be happy. You just need one thought. Just one :) It's all it takes really. One thought to remind you that the world isn't ending. One thought to remind you that there are people who care about you. One thought to remind you that you have countless reasons to smile.
So find one! Think of a wonderful thought; any happy little thought :) Take hold of it, and pretty soon I think you'll find that you'll feel like you can fly. (Of course faith, trust, and pixie dust are also needed for actual flying, so don't try jumping off your roof or anything.) It feels good guys, to know that you're in control. It's freeing and fascinating and fantastic (bonus points: alliteration is awesome).

So just give it a try guys, let yourselves be happy. Take a risk and allow yourselves to kick the bad moods out and let the happy in. I think you'll like what you find :)