The Peacemakers; Day219; #5 Irrational Belief- Unhappiness

Blessed (enjoying enviable happiness, spiritually prosperous–with life-joy and satisfaction in God’s favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the makers and maintainers of peace, for they shall be called the sons of God! Matthew 5:9 

MIT (Most Important Task)
1. 2Mile Run
2. More Exchange2007 configuration
3. Start Turbo Tax online
4. Read-Fifth Discipline, p61 [info]
5. Read-Transforming the Mind, p51 [ebook]
6. Read-Exchange2007 Training Kit, p92 [ebook]

0500, Breakfast; journal;
0900, 2Mile Run
1200, Lunch
1800,
1900, Dinner
2000, Read
2100, Relax
2200, Sleep

Rational response – close to the crosshair. p50

#5. Unhappiness is caused by external circumstances.
When someone is unkind, rejecting, annoying, etc., this is considered the cause of unhappiness. Ascribing unhappiness to events is a way of avoiding reality. In practice, unhappiness comes largely from within, from self-statements interpreting the events. While you have only limited control over others, you are capable of enormous control
over your emotive evaluations. Many believe they have no control over their feelings and that they are helpless; the truth is that we can control how we interpret and emotionally respond to each life event.

“Happiness is our choice.  I will not be sad even if I am hurt inside. I choose to be happy no matter what the events/circumstances in front of me.”