"Cultivate an attitude of happiness. Cultivate a spirit of optimism. Walk with faith, rejoicing in the beauties of nature, in the goodness of those you love, in the testimony which you carry in your heart concerning things divine." - Gordon B Hinckley
As I pondered this quote I thought about my own life and how sometimes Satan tries to make is think that we have no choice in being happy, no ability to choose our own circumstances. Now granted there are people with clinical depression that makes this difficult. But we have more power than Satan wants us to believe.
And one of the most powerful ways I've found of finding happiness is ironically to forget ourselves. The Dalai Llama once said, "If you want others to be happy, choose compassion, if you want to be happy choose compassion."
These past few weeks I've tried to forget myself and serve others. As I have I've noticed greater light and happiness come into my life. Often when I'm unhappy is when I'm most focused on myself, but when I reach out to love others I find greater happiness. As the Savior said,
"He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it."
I know this to be true.
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