Let’s relax for a while.
Here’s a cup of tea for you, and one for me. It’s oolong by the way. It has slimming properties, the experts say, if you drink it three times a day. I say brush your teeth right after so you don’t get tea stains on your teeth!
Mmmmm. *takes a sip* So relaxing.
Oh have you read this Peanuts cartoon where Lucy asks Charlie Brown, “Why do you think we were put on earth?”
Charlie Brown goes, “To make others happy.”
Lucy answers, “I don’t think I’m making anyone happy,” and then she adds, “but nobody’s making me very happy either. Somebody’s not doing his job!”
That quip makes me smile all the time. I like how selfless Chuck’s answer was. But essentially, don’t we all choose to make ourselves happy? We can only let others make us happy if we let them in. As for Lucy, we can’t solely rely on others to make us happy. Other people can only do so much to make you smile.
Happiness is a choice. Positivity is a choice. At the end of it all, it is up to you if can make yourself happy.
*stares out the window*
Would you like some more tea?
Hi! I'm Toni Tiu,
and I've been blogging at
at Wifely Steps since 2003. This started as a blog to help newly weds adjust to married life. It has evolved into a home and parenting blog. I write about things close to my heart -- good eats, good reads, family, marriage, and the little things that make everyday happy.
odette
March 5, 2008 at 10:31 am (16 years ago)hi toni,
dropping by to share a cup of tea with you! 😉
you are right, happiness is a choice…regardless of circumstances, there is always joy if we try to look harder.
Sidney
March 5, 2008 at 11:34 am (16 years ago)Yes, please… this would make me happy !
Jayme
March 5, 2008 at 11:51 am (16 years ago)I agree that you should never rely on your hubby or anyone else to make you happy. This is one of the most important things I learned when I got married, a lesson that has saved us from a lot of heartache too. I guess if more people took charge of their own happiness, the world would be a happier place.
drunken lily
March 5, 2008 at 12:01 pm (16 years ago)just dropping by to share your cup of tea…indeed, happiness is a choice. more so, it is a state of mind. other people can make us happy, but we also have to learn to be happy on our own.
Pao
March 5, 2008 at 1:16 pm (16 years ago)hi toni! visited your site and invited myself in for a cup of tea. although bawal muna ito sa akin for now. makiki-kwentuhan na lang ako with you and the other guests! 😀
dyanie
March 5, 2008 at 1:18 pm (16 years ago)External factors can make us smile but still, it’s us who will create our own happiness in our hearts. We should not blame others or the things around us if we are not happy. Happiness will show outside if we are happy inside.
meekerz
March 5, 2008 at 4:47 pm (16 years ago)if i’m feeling a little down, i like dropping by your blog
i wonder all the time how you can stay (or seem) happy and positive all the time. hehe
brissiemum2
March 5, 2008 at 8:34 pm (16 years ago)Oh I’d love a cuppa! But I’m an English Breakfast girl, all the way! Actually, atm it is supposedly an organic black tea brand that I’ve found and love! Can’t start my day without a cup! 😉
Jeanny
March 6, 2008 at 12:02 am (16 years ago)Hi Toni. Not into tea sipping but If I’ll have a cup with you why not.
and yes being happy is a choice. Though there are troublesome times in our lives, positivity will surely find it’s way to ease up all those hardship.
mari
March 6, 2008 at 12:34 am (16 years ago)tea with milk, please.
bea santiago
March 6, 2008 at 7:17 am (16 years ago)you can have an excellent cup of tea with the perfect setting/ambiance at TEA AND THERAPY at Serendra
Maybe we can meet up there too 
sha
March 6, 2008 at 8:15 am (16 years ago)black tea.. learned so much about love and happiness on my couch sessions…
des
March 6, 2008 at 9:53 am (16 years ago)Sweet Morning Toni!
Thanks for dropping by my site.
Nice thoughts. Yeah, one can’t be too dependent on another especially when it comes to happiness.
Gracey
March 6, 2008 at 3:56 pm (16 years ago)Yes, more tea, please!
Happiness is indeed a choice. I say this to myself whenever I feel crappy like the world is conspiring to pull me down. It works all the time!
Pinky
March 8, 2008 at 6:19 am (16 years ago)Loved doing tea time with you – although I hope you don’t mind if I swapped the oolong for green with honey… 😉
Yup, happiness is indeed a choice. Let’s all drink (more cups of tea) to that!
Thanks for sharing this.