A Change in Perspective

I posted this quote on Twitter a couple days ago and it caught on like wild fire. "Your happiness is based entirely on your perspective" ~ Sandy Fowler

Then, as I was walking on the beach with my dog yesterday I noticed I was just racing along, watching the dog to see if this was wearing him out. After all, this trip was all about getting him out of the house and tiring him out. (He's part border collie and was home alone with me all day which adds up to a bored dog with tons of energy.) I had made a point of wrapping up my work and getting him down to the beach to run off some of that excess energy.

Then I stopped. I looked at the beautiful blue water . . . listened to the crashing waves . . . felt the wind . . . and enjoyed the experience. Suddenly everything was different. I'd flipped a switch and was no longer just hurrying through another item on my to-do list, I was enjoying an experience.

That's it - that's all it took to create happiness - a change in perspective.