Inherently Happy

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.

 

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378 - Happy Like You
The place you wanna get back to

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!

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it agains

We all start out Happy,
With Balance and Growth and such, 
But as we age we forget
to practice it all that much.

Practice requires willpower and discipline,
To constantly develop that link,
To prevent being a Happy has-been
Wishing you’d taken the time to rethink.

When you’re Happy, 
you’re naturally Nice and accommodating,
Telling the truth without discriminating,
Being helpful and facilitating,
Which you may find endlessly invigorating.

Then you’ll wonder--
Why be Mean to folks when you can be Nice instead?
You’ll be less likely to catch a kick to the head,
Which could go a long way in keeping you not dead,
Or raising your blood pressure every time you see red.

I myself 
don’t have any fancy stuff, most of my stuff is old,
I have nothing encrusted in diamonds or made of 24 karat gold,
I never started a family, I don’t have pets, I only have stories yet untold,
And as much life as I have left in me to allow them to unfold.

And yet I maintain my Balance and Growth by being Mindful of one simple fact,
That we are all born Happy and can connect to it at any time, to be exact,
Though it requires patient concentration to be able to stay Grateful while being attacked,
But having Compassion and Understanding can have an absolutely profound impact.

Just that one little perspective adjustment can help focus you on Hope instead of Hate,
It can show you similarities instead of differences--even in people who make you irate,
It can attune you to music of the spheres and keep your Happy awareness up to date,
Just by thinking of Balance and Growth whenever you have a chance to speculate.

HaHa
Yowza

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!"

Happy Calm - Ep. 375

Stress is like gripping the prickly husk of a chestnut with your bare skin,
You know it hurts, but you don’t want to risk losing your nut so you hold on,
And then you try going about your day ignoring the massive pain you’re in,
Hoping it’ll all be worth it and that the self-imposed curse will magically be gone.