Week #320 – Election Week Repost: Vote “YES” to Happyness!

This Tuesday brings us another Election Day in the United States, so I thought I’d repeat my annual Election Day post! Because while some decisions come around only once every year (or four years) — there are hundreds (if not thousands) of little decisions that shape us each and every day!

All across the country, people will once again cast votes for Governors, Mayors, representatives, propositions, and yes — even a President this year. Perhaps you support some of these candidates, have stood up against the ones you don’t believe in, or spent a lot of time debating the merits of each!

Can you think of any other decisions you’ve given that much time to? That much opinion? That much research? That much passion? How many “votes” have you cast in that time — for or against all kinds of OTHER decisions in your own life?

A quick internet search returns multiple sources quoting that people make up to 35,000 decisions every day…from when exactly to get out of bed to when to call it quits for the day.  Some sources say that we make over 200 decisions about food alone!

Each decision is a silent vote:
– YES – I will get out of bed.
– NO – I will not hit the snooze bar again.
– YES – I will floss.
– NO – I will not pick at that blemish.
– YES – I will weigh myself.
– NO – I will not check Facebook before I shower.

The list goes on…and it’s easy to see how we can amass THOUSANDS of little decisions in a very short period of time.

Some of these decisions are quite easy — because we’ve already made bigger, pre-set decisions about them so they fall neatly in line:
– YES – I will go to work and be on time
(therefore, I will get up and out of bed and hit the shower immediately).
– YES – I will take care of my physical health (therefore, I will floss every day, leave my face alone, and weigh myself daily).

When you “vote” early and often for the things you truly want in life — temptations, like really wanting to stay in bed, become small and insignificant compared to the big goals of providing for your family, succeeding in your career, or living a happy and productive life.

Your Happyness Challenge for the week ahead: Vote “YES” to Happyness!  I know we’ve been PUMMELED with decisions this year. Some will come around once every year (or four years). Others have felt like choosing between life and death or health and safety. And then there are the hundreds (if not thousands) of little decisions that make up EVERY SINGLE DAY of your life.  Add those up — and you have millions of little decisions that shape the course of your year — and your entire lifetime.  So what do you say?  Yay or Nay?

Remember to Vote “YES” to Happyness — one precious decision at a time!

Spread Happyness — and share your thoughts!  How are you saying “YES” to Happyness this year?

10/30/20 by Grace Church
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