Activity Two Ends (Sort Of). Activity Three Begins!

Well this is going to be a quick post.  A fast update.  A something else that is fast and informative.

Mainly because I'm tired.

But I realize that I technically have one week left in my first month's reading, so I'm going to have to really put the compassionate petal to the happiness metal.

But first, I'll give you a little update on my activities.

So I have to admit, I only got through half of my Second Activity last week.  I could make excuses about how my cat decided to lay on my book, and then I got distracted by the neighbors fighting, which led me to spend my day outside with a glass of lemonade, and looking at my phone with updates on the royal birth, and then I couldn't find a pen, which didn't allow me to write my list of priorities because my dog ate my homework.  If I had a dog.  But that's besides the point.

No, I won't say all that.  What I will say is that I am pleased that I at least got one half of my Second Activity done.  I have to say it has become easier this week to stop myself from being negative about a person or a situation, and instead stop and think about why this situation is the way it is, or why this person is reacting this way.  It hasn't always been easy, but it has made me more aware of what I'm thinking about a person or situation and how I can make it more positive and compassionate.

But, with everything that happened last week, I'm sad to say I didn't get to the list of my priorities.  So, because of that, I'm going to be making that part of my third and last activity for "The Art of Happiness".

So for the Third (and last) Activity, I'm going to focus on my priorities.  For, as the Dalai Lama states, that the true purpose in life is happiness.  Even though there is suffering and hardship in life, the main purpose of why we are here is to be happy.  And that includes making others happy.  So what I'm going to do is two fold.  The first part is that I'm going to make a list of my priorities in my life right now, and then I'm going to make a list of the things that make me happy.  The second part is going to be to then take these two lists and reprioritize my life.  I need to combine what makes me happy with what my priorities are. 

It makes sense though, do what makes you happy in life and you will live a happy life!

And now, what will make me happy, is a nice comfortable bed.  Night all!

Oh and my husband Mark says hi to everyone!