Why Not?

So, I'm often asked, "Why are you always happy?" I always answer, "Why not?" If I want to have a horrible day, I can. Personally, I'd rather have a great day. I can't control many of the events that will transpire throughout any given day. The only power I have over these events is how I choose to react to them.

For example, several weeks ago... one of your friends, who is one of the best people in the world, dies much too young... a great guy tells you (again) that he doesn't like and never will... you injure your knee so badly that anytime it moves in any way, it makes the worst noise you've ever heard... your boss's boss's boss is bothering the hell out of you... the ultra conservative judge denies you deferred adjudication and orders you to pay your traffic fine... etc (there's a few more things, I'll just leave it at that, you get the picture though)... all of this occurring in the course of a 24 hour period of time. Now I'm going to be honest, this was not the making of a great day; however, rather than let these events, which were outside of my control (maybe knee thing was self-inflicted), destroy me emotionally, I simply looked at what was going right in my life. I have a great job, many friends who care about me, fun ferrets, etc...

You only have control over so much. If you want to be miserable, go ahead. It's your right to feel how you choose. I choose to be happy! Why not?