Anyone Can Be Happy, an Introduction

Impromptu afternoon date with my lovely wife, Leigh.

People have often said that I am one of the happiest people they know, and they are right.

For me, happiness is not just a lucky accident; it is a daily choice. Yes, I have the best life of anyone I know, but that is largely a perspective. It is a choice to view my life that way. It is a choice that I make every day, one that sometimes takes work.

I have found that the more I work to create my happiness, the easier it gets. It gets easier every year, every month, every week, even every day.

My life, I believe, is charmed and perfect. From the outside, though, someone could easily disagree with me (my mother, for example, could easily share myriad reasons that I should be borderline clinically depressed!.

Let me give you an example.

• In 2003, I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, a disease we know will get at least a little worse pretty much every year or more often, for the rest of my life.
• In 2004, my dad, a man I basically worshiped, died after being sick for two weeks.
• In 2005, my wife of nearly a decade left me with absolutely no warning, two days after returning from what I thought was a trip of a lifetime in Europe.

And, yet, I look back at the 2000's as the best decade of my life up to that point.

Yes, this is helped by the fact that the 2000's also gave me some great adventures, and I met and married the woman I believe is my soul mate. The key, though, is that is where I put my focus, on the positive things that happened to me. The beautiful. The happy.

Also, for most of the past 2 years, I have been collecting and creating secrets to happiness -- life rules, processes, and tips and tricks.

This blog will share what I have learned and how I have become one of the happiest people you might ever meet, by choice. Most importantly, I believe I have lessons to share that will help pretty much anyone live a happier life.

Anyone can be happy. You can be happy.