The Ability To Respond
E + R = O (Events + Response = Outcome)
People who are HAPPY FOR NO REASON orchestrate the events in their lives when they're able to. When they're not able to change the events, they change their responses.
Next time you're in a traffic jam, look around you. You'll probably see someone scowling, yelling at the other cars, and clutching the steering wheel in a death grip. Someone in another car may be shimmying in her seat to the radio, singing at the top of her lungs and boogeying down. Same event, different responses.
Every single time you make a choice to respond in a way that expands you and creates more peace and well-being, you're strengthening your ability to make that same positive choice in the future. This is true empowerment; it moves you from being a victim to being a victor.
- Happy for No Reason, page 51
project 9TEN11: to be happy for no reason