Hal Elrod argues happiness is a choice, not something external circumstances determine. You can control it through your inner dialogue, focus, and beliefs. Each day you decide how you want to feel.
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Hello, my friends. If you want to be happy, listen. Happiness is not dependent on circumstances unless you allow it to be. Look, I get it. When things are going bad, it's tougher to be happy. It takes more effort, more energy, more focus, more intention. But it's possible. We've been conditioned to think that bad things happen and we feel bad. When good things happen, we feel good. That's true if you allow it to be. Or you can say that no matter what happens, I choose how I feel. Y. You can wake up every day and ask yourself, how do I want to feel today? For me, I want to be happy and grateful and at peace and excited and passionate and all of the things. Right? That's what I want. And so you can choose how you experience every moment of your life by controlling your inner dialogue, what you focus on, what you tell yourself and what you believe. You've been given one life. It's going to be tough at times, but you might as well enjoy as many moments as you possibly can.