One Familys Recipe for Happiness

One Familys Recipe for Happiness 1 cup of patience 5 cups of optimism 3 cups of unconditional love Sprinkled with a passion for your career I spent the first two days of this week at the strangest funeral Ive ever been to.   Everyone was smiling, laughing, telling hilarious stories, eating great food, and embracing distant friends as if they were family.   Im not even going to call it a funeral because it wasnt.      It was a  huge celebration of an amazing mans life.   This  man is  my boyfriends grandfather.   He lived until 92. He  was married for 64 years to a woman he was madly in love with until the end.   He had 8 children, 34 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren.   He was larger than life. He had a great (and sometimes crass) sense of humor and he LOVED his career in sales.   I mean it when I say that he  positively influenced  everyone who came into his life. I came back to work on Wednesday  after two full days of being with this huge and wonderful family.   I was more rejuvenated from these two days than I have ever been in my life.   I want to  continue the flow of positive energy  by sharing a few of the reminders I got from attending this celebration.   These are very basic concepts but in the thick of life, its good to be reminded of them. Life is a lot simpler than we make it. Unconditional love and a positive attitude are the foundation of a good life. I know for a fact that living your life with a career you love is the best way to live it.   It sets the back drop for the rest of your life and brings happiness to you each day.    I loved  hearing all the positive stories from people who had worked with  grandpops over the years, sharing his  zest for sales. If you love your career, it positively influences everything you do.   Hopefully youll also be good at it and  so you can amply  provide for your family. How else would this man be able to raise 8 kids and always have a smile on his face?! Family is a persons greatest asset.    Family provides endless returns of personal wealth.    It means  nothing if your family doesnt love you. Accepting and embracing  other people wholly without judgement is so much more fulfilling than not.   Care about the people you meet.   Get to know them. No hurdle is as big as you make it.   The two days I experienced cannot be duplicated in a blog post.   Youd have to be there to believe and feel the amount of positive energy in every room. It was electric.  Lets keep  it going. How  do you want to be remembered? How has the loss of an important person changed your life? Do you think career happiness leads to happiness in other areas of your life?