international day of happiness

It's International Day of Happiness today. i've been reminded lately of how happiness is often a choice. Sometimes it's easy to walk around with a smile on your face and other times it's great to just make it through the day without a few tears. i've been writing down my prayers lately (eventually this will be a topic for a whole post i think) and i've taken to finish my prayers with a list of things that i am thankful for. Some of them are trivial (like sour candies) and others are a bit more heavy (like God's grace and patience) but it's great to know that God cares about it all - little or big.

Today, on this International Day of Happiness, i think that we should remember that sometimes happiness takes intentionality. Sometimes it's remembering the little things and sometimes it's remembering the big things that we take for granted. Often, though, it takes a heart full of thankfulness. So what are you thankful for on this day of happiness?