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<blockquote data-quote="everywoman" data-source="post: 275636" data-attributes="member: 1436"><p>Steely, I think that accepting that bad things happen to good people and that you are not defined by the things that happen can help you stop the destructive thoughts that lead to depression. I like the way Steven Covey puts it---do you want to be a person who makes things happen or do you want to be happened to----I think that peace comes from being satisfied and happy with who you are---not determine by what you are doing or who you are with. The key to being happy is within you---not out in the world. You won't find it in work, in a place, in another person. I think we expect "things" and "people" to make us happy----and when the newness of those things wears off or when the people disappoint us, we are unhappy again. We have to look beyond those things---the beauty of nature, the treasure of friendship, the grace of a creator, the smile in a child, the passion we feel for our chosen career---we find or choose to be happy----I once read a book <u>Happiness is a Choice</u>---there was a whole series of Choice books---it really helped me change my views. I also love <u>The Secret</u>--the whole idea that you create the world you want for yourself by visualizing what it is you want---okay, it sounds hokey the way I worded it, but it works for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="everywoman, post: 275636, member: 1436"] Steely, I think that accepting that bad things happen to good people and that you are not defined by the things that happen can help you stop the destructive thoughts that lead to depression. I like the way Steven Covey puts it---do you want to be a person who makes things happen or do you want to be happened to----I think that peace comes from being satisfied and happy with who you are---not determine by what you are doing or who you are with. The key to being happy is within you---not out in the world. You won't find it in work, in a place, in another person. I think we expect "things" and "people" to make us happy----and when the newness of those things wears off or when the people disappoint us, we are unhappy again. We have to look beyond those things---the beauty of nature, the treasure of friendship, the grace of a creator, the smile in a child, the passion we feel for our chosen career---we find or choose to be happy----I once read a book [U]Happiness is a Choice[/U]---there was a whole series of Choice books---it really helped me change my views. I also love [U]The Secret[/U]--the whole idea that you create the world you want for yourself by visualizing what it is you want---okay, it sounds hokey the way I worded it, but it works for me. [/QUOTE]
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