Pure Positive Guidance ~ No.82. (Mobile Version).

~ Joyful Spirit ~

Your circumstances don't need to effect how happy you are. 
It's easy to blame your circumstances for being in a bad mood, but it's not your circumstances that determine Your Happiness. 

There are many people who seem to have a 'Great Life' with no problems, everything they want, no worries, but they can be very 'unhappy'.

On the other hand there are people with disabilities, health problems, money issues, and lots of other things that could be considered to make people unhappy, yet they seem to Rise Above it all and have a Joyful Spirit.

How do they do it ? 

Well it's all to do with your 'Attitude'.

If you're a 'negative' thinking person who always 'looks' for the bad things, then it doesn't matter what your circumstances are, you will be unhappy. 

If you have a 'Positive' attitude and 'look' at the good things in your life (which we all have lots of good things if we take an honest look), then your Spirit is Lifted, you Rise Above your circumstances.

Studies have shown that when we Laugh (and Smile) our bodies release Natural Substances that Help us Heal in Mind, Body & Soul.

With a Positive Attitude to our problems we can still laugh even in difficult circumstances and bad situations.

It's not that we should laugh 'At' the problem, it's being able to Laugh even with the problem.

God doesn't want us to be miserable just because we've got problems.
He wants us to be Joyful no matter what our circumstances are.

Jesus said, “In the world you will have tribulation, but be of 
'Good Cheer', I have overcome the world.”

My Dad has a Positive Attitude with Laughter even though his circumstances are Very difficult.

He has had 4 heart attacks, 2 bi-pass operations, a stroke which left his left arm paralysed and unable to walk more than a few feet at a time, he has limited vision, arthritis, severe back pain and a Lot of other health problems.

If he looks at his problems with a Negative Attitude, it makes him very unhappy and drains his energy which makes his situation worse.

But when he looks at his Life with a Positive Attitude and is Grateful to God for Simply Being Alive, then he Rises Above his circumstances and is able to do more with a Joyful Spirit.

Even with all his difficult circumstances, he has a Joyful Spirit and Laughs a Lot. My Dad has a Great saying 'Laughter is Better than any medicine'.

If you focus on your problems, they will bring you down.
If you Focus on God, He will Lift You Up. 

God will never allow you to be in a situation that you can't handle.

With that in mind then no matter what your circumstances are,
you can be Positive and Enjoy Your Life with a
Joyful Spirit.