I found this quote somewhere online and i found it truly inspirational
~Steven D. Woodhull
I find that this is absolutely 110% true. Why do we often force ourselves to live in some existence where just finding something to smile about, or to laugh about often is harder to do then to find time to do that thing at the bottom of your "to-do-list"? You know what one I am talking about. The thing that sits at the bottom of that list and may never actually get done, it just makes you feel more productive to have it there, so that is where you place it. Why does finding something to laugh about get pushed under that. Sometimes I find people that have it pushed so far to the bottom of that list that it is covered in dust and moth balls. If you could smell it it would probably smell something like a hope chest full of old dresses and corsets that was opened for the first time since the early 1800's. After pushing their giddiness and true laughter (I say true laughter because no matter how stuffed in an old "this is my routine and I'm sticking to it not matter how miserable it makes me" box they are, there is always the courteous or social laugh), and expelling everything from their lives that makes them do these outlandish happy things, these people seem to complain endlessly about how miserable their lives are. Sometimes they do not actually complain out loud, that may be true, but they complain through their actions, or even their lack of action. I call these particular kinds of acquaintances the "soul-sucker." I'm sorry that it is a little bit of a harsh term, sure, but that is truly what it feels like. When i make the acquaintance of someone of these sorts, I generally come home much more tired then usual, and a million times more sully!
My goal from here on out is to banish any soul sucking tenancies I may have in myself (I believe that everyone is guilty of being a soul-sucker at one point or another, not matter how brief and minimal or long and drawn out it may last) and to look at life with a constant smile in my soul.
Remember, happiness is a choice. Find something to laugh about, it truly is THE BEST medicine.
