sunday sounds.

February 3, 2013 in General

“The decision to be positive is not one that disregards or belittles the sadness that exists; it is, rather, a conscious choice to focus on the good and to cultivate genuine happiness. Happiness is not a limited resource… and when we devote our energy and time to trivial matters and choose to stress over things that ultimately are insignificant, from that point we perpetuate our own sadness and we lose sight of the things that really make us happy… and rationalize our way out of doing amazing things.” -Christopher Aiff

There is so much here to learn from. Listen.

About Patti Digh

Patti Digh is an author, speaker, and educator who builds learning communities and gets to the heart of difficult topics. Her work over the last three decades has focused on diversity, inclusion, social justice, and living and working mindfully. She has developed diversity strategies and educational programming for major nonprofit and corporate organizations and has been a featured speaker at many national and international conferences.

3 comments to " sunday sounds. "


Mimi

February 3, 2013 AT 10:37AM

Thank you for sharing this young man’s story. I needed to hear his words: Happiness is not a limited resource. Nor is peace. My morning grumpiness over another NW foggy day just vanished into the shining light of this beautiful and poignant perspective.:-). Oh, and I can now hear the joyous birdsong outside my window…it was there all along.

OceanPrincess

February 5, 2013 AT 12:56PM

Just what I needed to hear this morning. Thank you, Patti.

Esther Louie

February 6, 2013 AT 8:35AM

” . . . I want to be remembered as someone who did their best.” What a legacy, and certainly he is showing us how to do this. Thank you Patti. Inspirational.