Mother’s Day is a recent memory. Like most moms I was treated to a day where I could do whatever I wanted. I was Queen of the remote control. The lunch menu detailed food that I wanted, and I didn’t have to cook it. My daughter, young as she is, made several Mother’s Day cards at school, church and home with various scrapbooking adornments, which she proudly presented to me and begged me to select my favorite one. The sun was shining, and the day was happy. There are times in our lives where thi9ngs may not seem happy or joyous at all. Events happen and steal our joy. How do you recover from this?

Where are you going to get your joy? I must confess life is not all roses. My six year old daughter’s favorite sayings is; “It’s not fair”. She is learning that life isn’t fair at times. What would life be like if we had everything we wanted? King Solomon had it all; power, fame, fortune and wisdom. Yet, he put his happiness in temporal things and became very unhappy. Have you ever said to yourself, I will be really happy when……….? How long does this happiness last? What about when you have achieved a great accomplishment, the next one must be bigger and better right? It’s never enough and the cycle continues. Searching for the “happiness high” that you’ve experienced before can go on forever. What makes you happy? I’m not talking about for a few hours or days; I’m talking about happiness for awhile long, happiness that has staying power.

I encourage you to try these four suggestions on living a happier life: 1. Think of the small things that make you happy and write them down. This could be a sunny day, the smell of fresh cut grass or even hearing your favorite song on the radio. 2. Keep everything in perspective. Put things in their proper place. If something makes you unhappy, consider the scenario in the big scheme of things. Will it really matter when you are 80 years old? 3. Look at the root cause of what makes you happy in your life. Remember what it is that gives you joy. 4. Put yourself second and serve others. Happiness in serving another person first rather than ourselves; is a humbling experience and can be very rewarding. Have you ever heard the saying “Giving the shirt off your back”, if so have you ever given yours?

Happiness is a great feeling. The wonderful thing about happiness is that it can be found in small packages. Why not take time to look for the small stuff that makes you happy today???????? This blog post was written by Darcy Keith award winning speaker and author.  If you would like to connect with Darcy directly visit her on the web at http://www.DarcyKeith.com . We would love to see Darcy in our Carmel Pendant necklace. http://www.bangleandclutch.com/jewelry/necklaces/carmel-necklace.html/

These posts are part of our guest blogger series meant to inspire and motivate women. They do not necessarily reflect the political, religious or other view points of http://www.bangleandclutch.com , Nannette Bosh, Nannette Bosh Inc., AskNannette Bosh, http://www.asknannette.com  or http://www.nannettebosh.com . Thanks for the female inspiration Darcy!!!!