I was looking through an old journal of mine and came across this entry from November 5, 2009.
2 Nephi 5:27 “And it came to pass that we lived after the manner of happiness” I have never viewed being happy as a manner which we must live. But is does make perfect sense. Happiness is a personal choice and if we are not living for the purpose of being happy, then it makes perfect sense that we naturally will not be happy. Happy lives are lived in a manner of productivity, hard work, hard play, and striving to always keep the commandments and statues of God. It is essential that upon waking every morning we must kneel to the ground and begin our day in conversation with our Lord and God in which we at that moment make a covenant to be happy and have His spirit dwell within us all the day long. I believe that waking up is, at least for me, a tiresome and grumpy affair. If you suffer from this same disease of morning temper I would recommend waking up to the Lord. When we decide to be happy, we will find that mountains of sorrow will be easily shifted and rivers of tribulation will be effortlessly bridged. We must live our lives after the manner of happiness and then we will find a purpose and joy in life that will elevate and sustain us through the sorest trials. It is just so powerful. If we want to truly be happy we must live after the manner of happiness, live with the purpose of being happy, doing only those things which bring to us pure and true joy and love of God.
I firmly believe that how we start our day is one of the most important things we can do and certainly control. Whatever centers one and brings one into a positive mindset should be repeated every morning. No matter how tired one is he/she should arise early enough to complete that special activity that will start their day off on the right track. For me: Read Scriptures, Reflect with writing, pray, excercise, and spend a few minutes with family--a perfect morning before work!
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