Don't Worry~Be Happy!!!

That's a familiar phrase to us, right? Don't worry, be happy....and yes, all of a sudden I hear the song playing in my head and I imagine myself on a tropical beach with music playing and I'm holding a pretty drink with an umbrella in it..... So, ok, I open my eyes and I'm not on the beach but in a landlocked state. But no matter, today...I choose to be happy. Its a choice. Not always an easy choice given various circumstances and situations, but still a choice, a mindset if you will. I have a life to live, dreams to pursue, goals to achieve....did I already say a life to live?! Life is too short to spend time worrying. And in the big scheme of things, imagine the thing you are worrying about and then ask yourself this question, "In 5 years from now, will this be relevant? Will I even remember any of this?" More than likely the answer will be no. If that's the case, let go of it. If it is the case, do something to change it... and be happy.  Worry acts like a thief; it robs us of the joy God wants us to experience each day. Basically, all our worries come down to two things: that we won’t get what we need, or that we’ll lose what we’ve got. Taking each day as if this is the last day of our lives changes our perspective on how we face each day, will we be full of joy or full of worry? We have a choice. I choose joy. Mt 6:33-34