Happiness is a Choice

Happiness is a Choice

"No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change." - Barbara De Angelis

De Angelis makes a very bold statement about happiness and change. She challenges the attitudes held by many who believe that happiness is managed by fate, or by circumstances beyond our control. Happiness is a choice. Your attitude is a choice. You hold in your hand the power to decide. You can decide about the life you want.

Attitude

"The last of the human freedoms is to choose one's attitudes." - Victor Frankl

Frankl's famous book, From Death Camp to Existentialism is the elegant story of how he remained in charge of his attitude under the most trying circumstances. He learned that his captors could not control his attitude about his fate. He learned that he alone was in charge of his own attitude. Too often we complain that others have put us in a bad mood or ruined our day. This is an excuse.