We often study our scars or pick at scabs. Wounds leave their marks. I came across an intriguing observation yesterday that noted we have no “scar” for happiness. In other words, it’s worth considering what marks in our lives do we have for joy, peace, or happiness?
Perhaps the simplest answer is a memory. But it’s harder to pull up a memory than to stare at a scar or scab. We rarely forget the pain of a disappointment, a betrayal, a failure. And it takes a decision to choose to remember a happy moment in our life.
What might happen if we took time every morning to remember 5 happy moments in our life? What if they were the “marks” we choose to carry into the day?
The 39th Life Equation is Happiness = Memories.
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On Emotions 