She did many self-help/ self-development workshops yet she was still unhappy. At last she came to the happiness club over and over and she never missed a meeting.
The message we teach at the happiness club is “HAPPINESS IS A DECISION” never made sense to her. In her words, “I felt like you were telling to be an orange and I am a lemon.” She thought that we were trying to tell her to be something she was not.
One day, I tell her a story about two women. One was sad for many years, she was divorced and she was very bitter and felt that her life was a struggle and she always needed people to pity her. She felt like her life was miserable and it would always be that way because of the events she suffered in the past.
The other woman, was happy, joyful, outgoing, colorful, fun, excited for life. This woman too had suffered a great deal in the past but chooses to see and experience life’s positive side.
It was through this story that Molly realized that happiness really is a CHOICE!!!
This was big news in the happiness club because Molly told the group once that she never would be happy, NEVER.
One woman who attended the happiness club even cried for her in empathy!
Anyway, once Molly made the happiness decision, she needed tools to help her maintain her happy state.
We do an annual meeting in the park and practice random acts of kindness. This is a very popular meeting! After the meeting we asked for a volunteer to perform 5 random acts of kindness everyday until out next meeting 30 days later.
When I checked in with her a few weeks after the meeting, she said “I feel like an angel on Earth!” I continually look for things to do to help people every chance I get. And now, when she needs help there is ALWAYS someone there to help her.
She recommends EVERY PERSON perform these 5 Random Acts of Kindness because the positive change that occurs in your life is unbelievable!
Molly has been happy every day since she realized that HAPPINESS IS A DECISION. Random Acts of Kindness is only one of her tools to help her live her sustainable happy life.
p.s. there is a random acts of kindness foundation at www.actsofkindness.org
