Reflection Quote: Pre-occupation

“The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not. The cure for it is occupation, because occupation means pre-occupation; and the pre-occupied person is neither happy nor unhappy, but simply alive and active. That is why it is necessary to happiness that one should be tired."

― George Bernard Shaw, Misalliance

and this is what Dale Carnegie said about that quote: 

“George Bernard Shaw was right. He summed it all up when he said: ‘The secret of being miserable is to have the leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not.’ So don’t bother to think about it! Spit on your hands and get busy. Your blood will start circulating; your mind will start ticking — and pretty soon this whole positive upsurge of life in your body will drive worry from your mind. Get busy. Keep busy. It’s the cheapest kind of medicine there is on this earth — and one of the best.”

Dale Carnegie, From How to Stop Worrying and Start Living

Happiness

The intention for today is Happiness.

"Happiness is a choice", say the gurus of consciousness and love. So choose happiness today. If something annoys you, choose to become happy. If something upsets you choose to remain happy. We are not suppressing the emotion of annoyance or upset. You feel it, become aware of it and THEN choose to continue differently.

Thank you Happiness for keeping us happy at heart.

PS: A beautiful friend of mine reminded me some time ago of a happiness button. Every day she wakes up in the morning, she presses the happiness button and it turns on. Try it. It's free. ;-)