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191-Inspired By Happiness In The Most Unexpected Place
I guess I should have expected it, but it hit me like a ton of bricks.
Transcript:
Welcome to Everyday Happiness where we create lasting happiness, in 2 minutes a day, through my signature method of Intentional Margins® (creating harmony between your to-dos and your priorities), happiness science, and musings about life.
I'm your host Katie Jefcoat and this week I went to a funeral for the step-father of one of my best friends. Her dad was a Navy fighter pilot and was killed while flying his plane. Her step-father was also a fighter pilot. And was a 7-year POW in the Vietnam war. He also flew low level fighter flight missions during the Cuban missile crisis.
The service was at the US Naval Academy Chapel in Annapolis.
The first few pews on the left were family.
The first few pews on the right. Directly in front of where my husband and I were seated were 6 POWs that served with Jerry. One, who spoke, served with Jerry and is also the longest serving POW - not a title anyone wants. But it was his.
They talked about Jerry’s honor, his gentle personality, his courage and his leadership.
After retiring, Jerry became a global speaker, rising to the speakers hall of fame, sharing his POW story, the tapping technique the POWs created to communities between walls, how duty, loyality, and honor kept him alive, even when he endured the injuries from being shot down and the torture that ensued.
All this to say, he lived an inspirational life. And when he made it back home, he never let an opportunity pass him by.
He once heard, gratitude makes you happy.
And he said, then I must be the happiest man alive.
Where there is gratitude there is love.
Where there is gratitude there is happiness.
And I guess my message today, is even at a memorial service, there are messages that where there is gratitude there is happiness.
This is our opportunity to choose happiness every chance we get.
Get Everyday Happiness delivered to your inbox by subscribing at: https://www.katiejefcoat.com/happiness
And, let’s connect on social at @everydayhappinesswithkatie and join the community on the hashtags #IntentionalMargins and #everydayhappinesswithkatie on Instagram
Links: https://onamission.bio/everydayhappiness/
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I guess I should have expected it, but it hit me like a ton of bricks.
Transcript:
Welcome to Everyday Happiness where we create lasting happiness, in 2 minutes a day, through my signature method of Intentional Margins® (creating harmony between your to-dos and your priorities), happiness science, and musings about life.
I'm your host Katie Jefcoat and this week I went to a funeral for the step-father of one of my best friends. Her dad was a Navy fighter pilot and was killed while flying his plane. Her step-father was also a fighter pilot. And was a 7-year POW in the Vietnam war. He also flew low level fighter flight missions during the Cuban missile crisis.
The service was at the US Naval Academy Chapel in Annapolis.
The first few pews on the left were family.
The first few pews on the right. Directly in front of where my husband and I were seated were 6 POWs that served with Jerry. One, who spoke, served with Jerry and is also the longest serving POW - not a title anyone wants. But it was his.
They talked about Jerry’s honor, his gentle personality, his courage and his leadership.
After retiring, Jerry became a global speaker, rising to the speakers hall of fame, sharing his POW story, the tapping technique the POWs created to communities between walls, how duty, loyality, and honor kept him alive, even when he endured the injuries from being shot down and the torture that ensued.
All this to say, he lived an inspirational life. And when he made it back home, he never let an opportunity pass him by.
He once heard, gratitude makes you happy.
And he said, then I must be the happiest man alive.
Where there is gratitude there is love.
Where there is gratitude there is happiness.
And I guess my message today, is even at a memorial service, there are messages that where there is gratitude there is happiness.
This is our opportunity to choose happiness every chance we get.
Get Everyday Happiness delivered to your inbox by subscribing at: https://www.katiejefcoat.com/happiness
And, let’s connect on social at @everydayhappinesswithkatie and join the community on the hashtags #IntentionalMargins and #everydayhappinesswithkatie on Instagram
Links: https://onamission.bio/everydayhappiness/
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