The first noble truth is that life contains suffering. The important distinction is that Buddha did not say that all of life is suffering, but it does contain suffering. Some people experience more pain and heartache than others. It is tempting to say that everything is bad and there is nothing…
According to the Law of Attraction, what you focus on grows, so focus on what you want more of in your life. Keep a “gratitude list” in which you express what you’re grateful for. The more you do, the more you’ll get what you want—-and the happier you will feel. When you can appreciate the little things, you find riches and abundance everywhere you look. And most of all, be grateful for your ability to choose—-for more than anything, happiness is a choice. As Abraham Lincoln once said, “We are as happy as we make up our minds to be.”
Not our circumstances
