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#1458704 - 10/22/10 07:39 PM We have proven happiness is a choice
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Dale Carnegie says it best:

Remember, happiness does not depend on who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think.

And there you have it, my friends, definitive proof that happiness is, in fact, a choice!
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#1458709 - 10/22/10 07:43 PM Re: We have proven happiness is a choice HappyGilmore
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might as well lock this down, nothing more to be said...
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#1458718 - 10/22/10 07:50 PM Re: We have proven happiness is a choice Pale Rider
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Dale Carnegie was a slacker
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#1458721 - 10/22/10 07:52 PM Re: We have proven happiness is a choice Snow Bunny
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Pulling people out of the ditc...
his trainers used to hit people with rolled up newspapers and magazines to emphasize a point...
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#1458730 - 10/22/10 07:57 PM Re: We have proven happiness is a choice HappyGilmore
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Who are we to question the great Dale Carnegie? I bet you could also find a Norman Vincent Peale quote that would prove it, too!

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#1458741 - 10/22/10 08:09 PM Re: We have proven happiness is a choice DEL
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Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.

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#1458747 - 10/22/10 08:16 PM Re: We have proven happiness is a choice HappyGilmore
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Originally Posted By: HappyGilmore
Dale Carnegie says it best:

Remember, happiness does not depend on who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think.

And there you have it, my friends, definitive proof that happiness is, in fact, a choice!


I love that!
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#1458748 - 10/22/10 08:16 PM Re: We have proven happiness is a choice Sinatra Fan
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I think Roger Miller said it best: "You can't go swimming in a baseball pool....but you can be happy if you've a mind to."
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#1458764 - 10/22/10 08:29 PM Re: We have proven happiness is a choice raitchjay
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Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.

- Groucho Marx
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#1458785 - 10/22/10 08:47 PM Re: We have proven happiness is a choice Pale Rider
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We desire happinesss not so much as changelessness.

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#1458790 - 10/22/10 08:50 PM Re: We have proven happiness is a choice Sinatra Fan
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out of the frying pan...
I don't know where the quote came from, but my favorite is:

Happiness is not about having what you want; it's about wanting what you have.
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#1458792 - 10/22/10 08:51 PM Re: We have proven happiness is a choice RR Becca
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Cheryl Crow?
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#1458797 - 10/22/10 08:56 PM Re: We have proven happiness is a choice MB Guy
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out of the frying pan...
No, that would be "Happiness is about having more than one sheet of toilet paper."
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#1458798 - 10/22/10 08:58 PM Re: We have proven happiness is a choice RR Becca
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Cheryl Crowe, Soak Up The Sun:

Quote:
...It's not having what you want...It's wanting what you've got...
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#1458805 - 10/22/10 09:09 PM Re: We have proven happiness is a choice RR Becca
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Originally Posted By: RR Becca
No, that would be "Happiness is about having more than one sheet of toilet paper."


That's deep.
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#1458816 - 10/22/10 09:36 PM Re: We have proven happiness is a choice ~MunQue~
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#1458817 - 10/22/10 09:37 PM Re: We have proven happiness is a choice raitchjay
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Originally Posted By: raitchjay
I think Roger Miller said it best: "You can't go swimming in a baseball pool....but you can be happy if you've a mind to."


He said way more than that:

Ya can't roller skate in a buffalo herd
Ya can't roller skate in a buffalo herd
Ya can't roller skate in a buffalo herd
But you can be happy if you've a mind to

Ya can't take a shower in a parakeet cage
Ya can't take a shower in a parakeet cage
Ya can't take a shower in a parakeet cage
But you can be happy if you've a mind to

All ya gotta do is put your mind to it
Knuckle down, buckle down, do it, do it, do it

Well, ya can't go a-swimmin' in a baseball pool
Ya can't go swimmin' in a baseball pool
Ya can't go swimmin' in a baseball pool
But you can be happy if you've a mind to

Ya can't change film with a kid on your back
Ya can't change film with a kid on your back
Ya can't change film with a kid on your back
But you can be happy if you've a mind to

Ya can't drive around with a tiger in your car
Ya can't drive around with a tiger in your car
Ya can't drive around with a tiger in your car
But you can be happy if you've a mind to

All ya gotta do is put your mind to it
Knuckle down, buckle down do it, do it, do it

Well, ya can't roller skate in a buffalo herd
Ya can't roller skate in a buffalo herd
Ya can't roller skate in a buffalo herd
But you can be happy if you've a mind to

Ya can't go fishin' in a watermelon patch
Ya can't go fishin' in a watermelon patch
Ya can't go fishin' in a watermelon patch
But you can be happy if you've a mind to
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#1458832 - 10/22/10 10:05 PM Re: We have proven happiness is a choice Princess Romeo
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Happiness is a warm gun

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#1458836 - 10/22/10 10:10 PM Re: We have proven happiness is a choice straw
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^^^
A rather ironic song by John Lennon.
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#1458841 - 10/22/10 10:31 PM Re: We have proven happiness is a choice Princess Romeo
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Originally Posted By: Princess Romeo
Happiness is a warm puppy - Charles Schulz


And psychiatric help is only 5 cents! smile
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#1458910 - 10/25/10 01:21 PM Re: We have proven happiness is a choice MB Guy
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Originally Posted By: MB Guy
Cheryl Crowe, Soak Up The Sun:

Quote:
...It's not having what you want...It's wanting what you've got...


<<--- not a Cheyl Crowe fan, so I didn't know that. Learn something new every day, eh? wink
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#1458924 - 10/25/10 02:17 PM Re: We have proven happiness is a choice RR Becca
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surely that wasn't originally Cheryl Crowe, or she changed the words around. Becca had it the way I've heard it the first time.

The above wording isn't quite the same.
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#1458961 - 10/25/10 03:03 PM Re: We have proven happiness is a choice RR Joker
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#1458962 - 10/25/10 03:04 PM Re: We have proven happiness is a choice RR Joker
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Oh, I totally agree as I have heard that statement long before she put it in her song.
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#1458989 - 10/25/10 03:39 PM Re: We have proven happiness is a choice MB Guy
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For crying out loud, people: the woman's name is spelled Sheryl Crow. Please make note of it. cool
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