The LCD of Happiness
Let’s face it. In the ongoing spate of bad weeks, last week really took the cake. I wish I had a nickle for every time I shut off the television or radio in frustration. Anger. Sadness. Only after yelling, “Oh, shut up!” at the commentator or guest or whatever. Come Sunday, I decided I needed to pull myself of the Rut of Desperation. I took some of my own advice and concentrated on the LCD of Happiness. What is the LCD of Happiness, you might ask? It's the Lowest Common Denominator (and Determiner) of Happiness. I teach that we are responsible for finding, celebrating, feeling grateful for the smallest things—the lowest common denominator—in our lives. It's not always easy; life is strange that way, isn't it? But it is possible. The following is a sampling of what bubbled up when I mulled over what factors were contributing to my personal LCD of Happiness. A bra fitting. This would fall into the "Never Have I E...