Happy is the word of the day. Everyone wants to be happy. I want you to speak this word over your life, your marriage and your family today.
I was walking through the mall the other day and I saw a picture quote on the wall, so I took a picture of it and posted it on Instagram, and simply said, “I can go for that.” Here’s what it said.
“For a happy life you need three things”
- Someone to love.
Everyone needs strong and healthy relationships in their life. Invest in your relationships. Guard your relationships. Nurture your relationships. Relationships are like a garden or a flower bed. If you neglect them, weeds will destroy them. They must be tended to. They must be protected. They must be cultivated.
- Something to do.
Work provides a sense of worth, meaning, purpose and accomplishment. Everyone needs to feel like they are contributing to a cause that is bigger than themselves. Sometimes we need to be reminded that our part in the process really does matter.
- Something to look forward to.
Everyone needs a vision for the future. You must believe that tomorrow has as much or more meaning as today. Therefore, you make decisions not just for today but for tomorrow as well. When it comes to the future, people don’t get motivated by strategic plans, they get motivated by dreams and vision.
At the end of the day, every family member, every spouse, every team member, every employee needs to know the same thing; they need to know that they matter.