Inherently Happy

Happy Fortitude - Ep. 385

Happy Fortitude is the faith you have in your own inner strength, 
It’s the grit you got--to tell yourself to get up, and try once more,
It’s your resilience, knowing that you will go to any length
To keep from quitting, dropping the ball, or running out the back door.

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Ep. 385 - Happy Fortitude

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!

Happy Fortitude is the faith you have in your own inner strength, 
It’s the grit you got--to tell yourself to get up, and try once more,
It’s your resilience, knowing that you will go to any length
To keep from quitting, dropping the ball, or running out the back door.

I’ve known people who would give up when things got the least bit hard, 
People with no resolve, who couldn’t see anything through to the end, 
Who could never be counted on to stand up or stay true in any regard,
Such people with zero backbone aren’t those anyone would want to call a friend.

Friends are those who’ll stay with you even when times ain’t easy,
Those you can depend on even when you’re not at your best,
People who can stomach hardship without getting too queasy,
Keeping it together through such trials is indeed the true test.

But, hey, I get it, if you take the coward’s way out, the shortcut, the cheat,
Well, then you ensure you’ll live to fight another day--well, to cower anyway.
‘Cause that’s the thing, ain’t it? You’re just proving to yourself that you can be beat,
Every time you recoil, flinch, shiver or shake, you turn yourself into Fortune’s prey.

But what if instead you took every opportunity to prove to yourself you can stick it out,
That you can last a little longer, try a little harder, keep pushing, keep going, stay strong?
It doesn’t even have to be anything big, every example builds you up and helps defeat doubt,
Until before you know it, you aren’t the craven, trembling, quail you’ve been for far too long.

Because Happy Fortitude means you don’t crumble when life get tough,
You're secure regardless of the difficulty or trouble,
Because you know that you can dig deep and trust that you have power enough
To endure any storm, and watch your confidence double.

Haha
Yowza

More Happy Grace - Ep. 384

Happy Grace means that you reserve judgment when you encounter mistakes,
And act with tolerance and patience allowing everyone to learn, and find their flow,
It’s not the same as encouraging yourself or others to act like a bunch of flakes,
But about acceptance, and allowing everyone the space to give it another go.

Ep. 156 - Happy Grace

 

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Ep. 384 - More Happy Grace

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!

Happy Grace means that you reserve judgment when you encounter mistakes,
And act with tolerance and patience allowing everyone to learn, and find their flow,
It’s not the same as encouraging yourself or others to act like a bunch of flakes,
But about acceptance, and allowing everyone the space to give it another go.

And that’s not accomplished by gritting your teeth and trying not to explode, 
Happy Grace is a choice you make to see the world as a dynamic journey, 
Not some administrative chore you’re saddled with by durable power of attorney,
But a life full of experiences and feelings best grabbed by the armload.

I’ve been a maintenance man, an executive assistant, and a live-in babysitter,
I’ve been a food server, an emcee, a tutor, a retail clerk, and a stagehand,
So, I’ve had to serve, announce, teach, sit and wait for others, ‘cause I ain’t no quitter,
And seeing how slow, dull and futile some things can be helped me to understand.

Understand what? Understand how frustrating and painful some things can be,
Well, how is that helpful? You may well ask! And I’ll tell you--it helps keep you aware.
Aware of what, you’ll, no doubt, want to know! Aware of how to accept things calmly,
How to manage expectations, which leads to greater composure and less open warfare.

Happy Grace is what allows you to try again and again after failing multiple times, 
It’s what grants you hope and renewed vigor well after you feel you’ve lost it, 
It’s what keeps you rooting for those who seem to have long since passed their primes,
And it’s the very thing that keeps you from ever, ever, ever trying to quit.

Haha
Yowza

 

Happy Mood Mastery - Ep. 383

In order to achieve Balanced Growth--and also to keep it going,
You’ll need three things to keep the old Mood Wisdom flowing,
The Three Cs of Mood Expertise: Communication, Comprehension, and Control. 
Being able to recognize, realize, and regulate emotions will help you feel whole.

Happy Leaders - Ep. 382

Happy Leaders are C.H.A.R.M.E.D. 
Where being informed is the same as forearmed. 
Initials that describe the ideals, 
And are easily recalled--which always appeals!

Happy Mountains - Ep. 381

We all have mountains we must climb,
And that comes in many forms,
From the rough to the sublime,
To find sunlight through the storms.

Happy Yearning - Ep. 380

Being grateful is important, sure, I say it all the time, of course,
But that doesn’t mean to ever stop striving to express your vital life force!

Happy Shame - Ep. 379

Shame is painful humiliation or distress,
The feeling that you’re a complete and utter mess,
But Happy Shame is the opposite of that,
It’s being immune to feeling like a doormat.

Happy Like You - Ep. 378

If you can keep mindful of one simple fact, 
That you were born Happy, which you can't counteract--
Then patient compassion can have an impact, 
Allowing you to stay grateful even while being attacked.

Happy Alone - Ep. 377

You want to find a place to be Happy Alone, 
Where you’re just Happy to be on your own, 
Where you don’t feel scared of the unknown, 
And your mind isn’t a mental combat zone.

Happy Hard Times - Ep. 376

Hard times there will always be, but knowing they can be reframed and countered with moods,
The very same moods that grew up out of the Hard Times themselves, well, that’s solid gold!
So, take that anger and bitterness and aim it straight at your pain and all that includes,
And say, "I don’t care if you think you own me, Hard Times, you don’t! And you’ll do as you’re told!"