"Nobody really cares if you're miserable, so you might as well be happy." That's a quote by Cynthia Nelms. Cynthia is an artist that lives out in Iowa. I checked out her website before writing this, and she had some nice works. Her website asked not to reproduce any of her works unless you get written consent. Since it is well past midnight at the moment, I decided to just not use one of her paintings as my opening pic since I would hate to wake her up.
To get back to her quote, I have mixed feelings about it. I think some people really do care if you are miserable... just not most people. Most people really won't care. They will say, oh, that's too bad, or well I hope you feel better, but that's about it. Those people, who likely make up 99.9% of the entire planet, do not love you. They may like you, or pretend to. Or they may not like or dislike you. They just have no vested interest in you. In other words, they don't love you. To me, that last 0.000000001% of the population are the ones that matter. They are the people who truly love you. It might be your Mom or Dad. It could be your husband or wife. Hell, it might be you brother, sister, son, daughter or just a good friend. THOSE people are the ones who really love you. Now, with that as my qualifying statement. Those other people really don't care if you are miserable. You will see nothing but superficial sympathy from them. Not that it matters. Being happy has nothing to do with other people. It has to do with you. People will be happy to see you happy. You see, people like to be around happy people, because the feeling can be infectuous. I know I seem to smile more when I am around happy people, and I am sure that holds true for others as well. Look for the little things in life to make you happy. I go out of my way to look for things that make me happy. A good cup of coffee. An occasional pizza (can you tell that I am hungry?), a beautiful view. All of these things make me happy. I like to learn new things and see nature in its glory... Or sit with a warm blanket around me on a cold winter's day. Happiness does not have to be a new car or a promotion at work. It can be as simple as a flower in a field. Another way that I like to get happy is to make others happy. The gesture doesn't have to be grand. It just has to be genuine. I like to surprise my mother with a cup of coffee for instance. Every once in a while I will make her a fresh cup and bring it to her. It makes her happy, and thus it makes me a bit happier as well. Same thing with my daughter Maddie. Once a night, around 11:00, we go out for a ride to get coffee at McDonald's. Some days, I don't even get myself a coffee. I just know she likes tyo have one and I usually enjoy our conversations in the car, so off we go! With Ashleigh, I'll watch a movie or play ball or computer games. We have played dolls, built things with legos, and have had tea parties as well. She enjoys it, and so do I. Although we can't always be happy, we can always try to be. I can tell you from experience that being miserable sucks!
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