A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.
I read this little ditty off a calendar at work. Considering my present circumstances at work I thought it was good advice. In fact, it's good advice for every aspect of life. It's too easy to blame your mood on external factors. Of course, to some extent, it can't be helped but I think we are more in control of our emotions than we care to let ourselves believe.
Here are some other proverbs floating round my brain:
If you don't ask, you don't get: How true, but just because you ask doesn't mean you're gonna get.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch: You might have ten eggs but 5 could be rotten.
Look before you leap: I've always struggled with this one. I like being impulsive but it pays to consider all possible outcomes. Sometimes.
Anyway, pet update: Bonnie is so hungry because of her 'roids she's taken to bin-hoking. Thankfully she's off the meds now; Paddy is most definitely gay - ask Jonathan; Rosie has become a member of my Hollycat-hating campaign. Holly makes me wonder why I wasted all that time trying to befriend stray cats.
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