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So ideally I would start this more in the morning, not the last thing before going to bed so I'll actually think about it during the day.  BUT until I get off my 6:30 shifts thus waking up at 5:00am I will keep doing this whenever I get the chance later.  So here goes!

"Remember, happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have, it depends solely upon what you think." -Dale Carnegie

Well - its interesting to think how this applies to my own life.  I definitely don't find much in material possessions.  While I like to have nice things, I'm a compulsive saver and always get buyer's remorse.  So thats definitely not what I find happiness in.  But i think the aspect of happiness depending solely upon what I THINK is something else.  I think this seems like, I choose to be happy.  And I do find that I am in general, but in my natural state of things I feel more content and placid rather than any feeling more commonly associated with 'happy'.  I think this goes well with yesterday's point of 'check yourself' - keeping track of what I'm actually feeling as I'm feeling it and work on a way to keep it positive.  This admittedly sounds exhausting, but I think there's something to it.  As I'm not attempting to find 'happiness' in material things or false pride, what am I finding to be happy with?  Thats honestly a question I'm not sure I know the answer to.  But obviously this quote is recognizing that most of what being positive is, is in the mind, and a mental road block sort of rather than anything else keeping me from obtaining this goal.  

Tomorrow is another busy day, but even while this was short, I am happy I got it in and continued and survived an entire 3 days!