It's funny that as I sat down to eat my cheerios this morning the special report that came on CNN was about the health impacts of happiness, because I was just considering the merits of allowing myself to be sad for a little while. I do generally think of happiness as a choice, and one that I try to make on a regular basis. But, what if I simply chose not to fight the cyclical nature of the sadness that sweeps over me from time to time? Is it possible that I'll be happier by just kind of going with it for now rather than constantly trying to do what's going to improve me? I wouldn't say that I'm trying too hard to be happy, just that it does take effort, as I've often asserted to several friends. I wonder how it would be to just stop trying.

Please remind to read "Stumbling on Happiness." It sounds to me like it might give a more structured treatment to some of the rules by which I've attempted to live.