tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101047628165310419.post4856487481327718930..comments2023-12-11T17:16:47.509-08:00Comments on SoCalMulligan808: Where Happiness Comes FromMichael Mulliganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10213736111676322392noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101047628165310419.post-36271868363273061702014-11-24T19:15:48.917-08:002014-11-24T19:15:48.917-08:00My pleasure :)My pleasure :)Michael Mulliganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213736111676322392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101047628165310419.post-12364499844855656712014-11-24T18:32:47.614-08:002014-11-24T18:32:47.614-08:00Aunt Marcie, I read this to Helen and she says, &q...Aunt Marcie, I read this to Helen and she says, "Amen." Ditto from your nephew. Well done. Thanks for sharing this. Love, Michael & familyMichael Mulliganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213736111676322392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101047628165310419.post-77428754439109765662014-11-24T13:42:19.660-08:002014-11-24T13:42:19.660-08:00I love your blog on happiness. Here is a poem I w...I love your blog on happiness. Here is a poem I wrote a while back:<br />I GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION TO BE HAPPY....<br />By Freeing myself from the distractions of the world,<br /> From the daily barrage of advertisement that surrounds me, trying to tell me how to look and who to be,<br /> From the constant stream of destructiveness of a society that wants to remind me of who we are not rather than who we can be,<br /> From noise pollution of honking horns, loud TV & music, ringing cell phones and pointless conversations,<br /> From people who criticize, judge, gossip and complain rather than appreciate, build up and encourage.<br />Now I can see more fully the beauty of God's creation in every single thing.<br /> I can sense the awareness of my own breath.<br /> I can hear the world better.<br /> I can see her beauty all around.<br /> I can smell the sweetness of life more intensely.<br /> I can more fully appreciate the caress of a hand, the gift of a hug, the taste of goodness.<br />Now I can appreciate the uniqueness of who I am and reach within for the power of God's love to bring these gifts to the world.<br />Now I am empowered...<br /> To create, to encourage, to love,<br /> To enlighten, to befriend, to show compassion,<br /> To cry, to help, to smile, to give,<br /> To step forward, to take a stand, to lead,<br /> To laugh, to dance, to sing,<br />But most of all to BE HAPPY!<br />I GIVE MYSELF PERMISSION TO BE HAPPY.<br />By Marcie RupcichMichael Mulliganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213736111676322392noreply@blogger.com