Take action to be happy

Yesterday I saw a meme on Facebook that said: "Happiness does not start with the things you do but with the things you think."  The person who posted it asked if people agreed.  Most people said yes, I the Happiness Coach, said no!  I said in fact: "No, very often doing something kind, whether you feel like it or not, can help change the way you are thinking. I think it often starts with doing. The doing can effect others around you too."  Actually just thinking happy thoughts can backfire on you and make you wonder why you aren't happier when you are trying so hard. 

Happiness can be very illusive when it is what you are seeking.  However, when you are acting kindly towards others, or getting lost in a cause larger than yourself, it can sneak right up on you. 

Also yesterday one of my friends posted a video that exemplifies this very well.  He was bullied and measurable. He turned his life around by practicing a very simple act of kindness consistently everyday, I am sure even when he didn't feel like it, especially when he first started and others just thought he was strange.  

Please watch this video to see the power of simple acts of kindness changing lives in action.