I realized something a bit embarrassing yesterday. I was reading someone's blog and came across the word "Yay". Of course I've read this expression of joy many times, but for some reason it struck me that when I'm happy I write, "Yeah" instead. I know that "Yeah" really means "yes", so why on Earth am I using it in sentences like, "Yeah me!" Yes me? Really? I have to be more careful to use the correct words. How else am eye going to get the correct meaning across? Well by-by mistakes! :)
In other news, I finished two books this week which is unusual for me. The first one was The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. She spent a year experimenting, reading and finding what worked to make her happier. She didn't want to drop everything and go to India or Thailand, she wanted to be happier in her own home with her kids and her husband right beside her. In the end she figures out 12 Personal Commandments which she decides to live by. It's a great read of her journey toward improvement. Even though I wouldn't follow everything she proposes, like starting a collection I'm not interested in that one, I love her statement to "act the way I want to feel". In other words, if I want to be energetic, I need to act energetic, get out of the chair and jump around with my kids. You can check out her happiness blog here.
The second one was The Great Eight: How to Be Happy (Even When You Have Every Reason to be Miserable) by Scott Hamilton. This was also an inspiring read. Scott has an incredible life story. He battled a mystery childhood illness that almost took his life, testicular cancer, and a brain tumor. He has many reasons to feel sorry for himself, but he doesn't. Each time he's been knocked down, he jumps back up. In this book he uses plenty of humor and skating analogies to coach us to our own happiness. My favorite quote from the book is from 1980 Olympic champion Eric Heiden who said, "It's not the events in our life that define our character, but how we deal with them."
I'd love to hear what you've been reading.
Kathy
In other news, I finished two books this week which is unusual for me. The first one was The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. She spent a year experimenting, reading and finding what worked to make her happier. She didn't want to drop everything and go to India or Thailand, she wanted to be happier in her own home with her kids and her husband right beside her. In the end she figures out 12 Personal Commandments which she decides to live by. It's a great read of her journey toward improvement. Even though I wouldn't follow everything she proposes, like starting a collection I'm not interested in that one, I love her statement to "act the way I want to feel". In other words, if I want to be energetic, I need to act energetic, get out of the chair and jump around with my kids. You can check out her happiness blog here.
The second one was The Great Eight: How to Be Happy (Even When You Have Every Reason to be Miserable) by Scott Hamilton. This was also an inspiring read. Scott has an incredible life story. He battled a mystery childhood illness that almost took his life, testicular cancer, and a brain tumor. He has many reasons to feel sorry for himself, but he doesn't. Each time he's been knocked down, he jumps back up. In this book he uses plenty of humor and skating analogies to coach us to our own happiness. My favorite quote from the book is from 1980 Olympic champion Eric Heiden who said, "It's not the events in our life that define our character, but how we deal with them."I'd love to hear what you've been reading.
Kathy
