Focus Of Happy People

From Lou Tice, courtesy of Bonnie:

Do you think happy people are blind to reality? Or, do you think they see
things that the rest of us miss?

I think the answer may include a little of both, but I also think that, in
the final analysis, people are happy because they make up their minds to be.
Let me explain what I mean.

Most happy people aren't blind to the pain in the world, but because they
have chosen to be happy, they don't focus their attention on it. They don't
let the cruelty and injustices that are undeniably present in the world rob
them of the pleasures and beauty that are also undeniably there.

And, it's entirely possible that happy people can see things that others don't,
because their power of paying attention is enormous. Your attention, when
you really focus it, is a lot like a searchlight. When you focus on beauty,
you're simply going to see more beauty than other people do.

The same thing happens when you focus on a problem: you see it everywhere
you look, even though people around you may have to have it pointed out to
them. The challenge is using that laser-like focus to find solutions.

Where is your attention focused these days? Do you see mostly problems, or
solutions? Are you surrounded by people you enjoy and appreciate or are you
surrounded by people who give you nothing but trouble? Does life send you an
unending cavalcade of pleasures or a litany of pain? And finally, how could
changing what you focus your attention on change the results you are
getting?