{disappointment}

I'm sure that everyone has experienced it at one point in life. Whether it be big or small, it can change someone's day, attitude or entire outlook on life.  You can be disappointed in decisions that you make, decisions that others make, situations that occur, news you hear on TV, or even the food that you eat.  Today, for me, it's people that I'm disappointed in.  Not everyone, and probably not those of you who are reading this.  (But maybe it is you! Eek!)  It makes me sad that some people feel the need to bring others down.  I recently found out that I lost a friend a year ago due to the unhappiness of someone else and the threats that person made if our friendship continued.  Why?  Why are you so unhappy that you feel the need to control others' lives?  It makes my heart sad that you can't find your own happiness that you have to rain on other people's parades.  I wish that everyone had peace of mind and peace of heart, but unfortunately they don't.  I make it my personal goal to, each day, make myself happy and one other person happy.

Making myself happy is normally pretty easy; a delicious cup of coffee, a yummy chocolate bar, a new sweater, pretty nail polish on my toes, a good hug, or homemade cookies.  Lately, my favorite thing is to spend time with a friend.  Whether it be getting breakfast, talking on the phone, sending photos to one another, girl time over dinner, or simply running errands with a friend, I can count on being happy.  I love my friends, male and female, old and new, I think I'm pretty lucky in the ones that have stuck by me and the ones that I have found recently.

Now, trying to make other people happy.  Sometimes it's really simple, give them the things that make me happy!  Although simple some of the time, there is one key in making someone else happy: get to know them.  Get to know their favorite food, favorite holiday, favorite color, guilty pleasure, and indulge in those things!  Getting to know people is one of my favorite activities.  It gives me the insight to make them happy!

We have come full circle!  Get friends, weed out the bad ones, get to know the good ones, be happy, spread happy.

Oh gosh, that was so easy!  Anyone can do it.  Remind yourself of those steps, tell your friends of those steps, dare I say, tell your enemies!  (That may be easier said than done...)

Did I mention that guns make me happy too?!

-be happy-