Are you Happy

Today is Thanksgiving.  Happy Thanksgiving!!  This is quickly becoming my favorite holiday.  I am so grateful for all that I have be blessed with.  I even broke a tooth while I was a Costco the other day and I was bless to have that tooth break in a place on my gums that doesn't hurt and can wait until next week to be fixed.  Heavenly Father truly blessed me!

This week I set some goals for next year in my business with the assistance of my husband.  After having read the material from class we added a goal for our family.  More on that in a minute.

The thing that stood out to me in class this week was am I happy.  It was talked about in the guide "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness".  The thing I really learned was as we become more prosperous we will not be happier then we are right now.  Our happiness will remain the same.  This reminded me of something that I learned a few months ago.  We need to live our life now the way we want to when we reach our goals. When we reach our goals everything we do will be magnified.  For instance, if you gamble a little now, you will gamble a lot when you have more money!  If you give now, you will give more when you have more. 

Last night I was discussing with my husband that in order to have the life we want in the future we need to start living that way now. That doesn't mean over spending and living extravagantly but it means setting boundaries and standards for you life and knowing that when you have more money or a bigger business or more opportunities you will not ever cross those boundaries.

So as a results I have been thinking about what I can do now that I want to do in the future.  I have a strong desire to serve, to share what I have been blessed with. Next year my family and I are going to pick a project each year to work on.  Every month we will serve someone different.  Maybe we will create baby quilts or donate clothes to the shelter.  We have to brainstorm with the kids and see what they would like to do.  I am so excited.  It may not be a lot but we will be giving and when we have more of an income we will be able to donate a lot more! 

I am happy and it is mostly because of my gratitude for all that I have.  It is possible to be happy in whatever circumstance you are in!