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Understanding Happy - Ep. 436
How do you go about understanding you?
While Happy is the balanced growth we each have inside
That can help inform all we think and do,
It only excels if we let engagement be our guide.
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Ep. 436 - Understanding Happy
We begin as always
with the Happy Creed.
We believe in Happy,
in Balance and Growth,
of being Mindful and Grateful,
Compassionate and Understanding.
Yowza
Haha
My Happy Friends!
How do you go about understanding you?
While Happy is the balanced growth we each have inside
That can help inform all we think and do,
It only excels if we let engagement be our guide.
For example, most of us never bother to notice how often we do the same things,
Who keeps track of all the little stuff? Who cares? It’s nothing but a pointless bore,
But if you had to pick a pattern, you might notice the thoughts and feelings it brings,
Like, how often are you late for events that you didn’t intend to be late for?
And once you start tracking such things, you may just find deeper personal insight,
Why are you late? Are you always late by the same amount? Do you just hate being early?
Do you lose track of time? Do you misjudge? Do you hate schedules and do it out of spite?
Is life just one big anxiety and it’s a wonder you can get anywhere amidst the hurly-burly?
I hate being late and so will give myself extra time so that even with delays I’m still good,
Is it to show respect for others? Is it to avoid getting in trouble? Is it to get a head start?
I show up early even if no one notices because I can be counted on and I want it understood,
My word means something and if I make a plan I will follow through with my whole heart.
But sometimes plans go wrong and despite leaving early you sometimes still arrive late,
Does this make you mad, sad or couldn’t you care less? Do people need to chill, you think?
Asking these questions is how you get to know yourself better, what you love, and hate,
And once you do that, then maybe you can find a way to keep yourself in sync.
What are some other things that you do? Do you take little breaths? Or big bites?
Do you fill the air with words? Talk with your hands? Fidget and muddle through?
Can you take a deep breath? Savor your food? Be patient? Fight only the good fights?
Paying attention to how you are who you are allows you to understand Happy is you.
Haha
Yowza
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How do you go about understanding you?
While Happy is the balanced growth we each have inside
That can help inform all we think and do,
It only excels if we let engagement be our guide.
[full text below}
Ep. 436 - Understanding Happy
We begin as always
with the Happy Creed.
We believe in Happy,
in Balance and Growth,
of being Mindful and Grateful,
Compassionate and Understanding.
Yowza
Haha
My Happy Friends!
How do you go about understanding you?
While Happy is the balanced growth we each have inside
That can help inform all we think and do,
It only excels if we let engagement be our guide.
For example, most of us never bother to notice how often we do the same things,
Who keeps track of all the little stuff? Who cares? It’s nothing but a pointless bore,
But if you had to pick a pattern, you might notice the thoughts and feelings it brings,
Like, how often are you late for events that you didn’t intend to be late for?
And once you start tracking such things, you may just find deeper personal insight,
Why are you late? Are you always late by the same amount? Do you just hate being early?
Do you lose track of time? Do you misjudge? Do you hate schedules and do it out of spite?
Is life just one big anxiety and it’s a wonder you can get anywhere amidst the hurly-burly?
I hate being late and so will give myself extra time so that even with delays I’m still good,
Is it to show respect for others? Is it to avoid getting in trouble? Is it to get a head start?
I show up early even if no one notices because I can be counted on and I want it understood,
My word means something and if I make a plan I will follow through with my whole heart.
But sometimes plans go wrong and despite leaving early you sometimes still arrive late,
Does this make you mad, sad or couldn’t you care less? Do people need to chill, you think?
Asking these questions is how you get to know yourself better, what you love, and hate,
And once you do that, then maybe you can find a way to keep yourself in sync.
What are some other things that you do? Do you take little breaths? Or big bites?
Do you fill the air with words? Talk with your hands? Fidget and muddle through?
Can you take a deep breath? Savor your food? Be patient? Fight only the good fights?
Paying attention to how you are who you are allows you to understand Happy is you.
Haha
Yowza