When things are going well we think its ok to be happy, but when things are going badly we think its natural to be unhappy. This means that we lay responsibility for our happiness on circumstances. We allow other people and the twists and turns of fortune to determine the quality of our journey through life. Here is a poem I learnt from Jo Pretty and it is in my new book, hot off the press THE TIME TO BE HAPPY IS NOW. Allow this poem to inspire you to exert control over your emotional state and not leave your feeling to fate.

It is easy to be happy when life flows by like a song,
But the one who's worthwhile
Is the one who can smile
When everything goes dead wrong

Take your happiness seriously and begin to do something about it. Read more in my new book available at www.kennedd.com