by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Dec 20, 2012 | Finding Happiness
Some people spend a great deal of time focused on the sad and scary aspects of life and then find it impossible to be happy. There are, without question, sad and scary things happening, but there are just as many—more, in fact—wonderful and happy things. They don’t...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Oct 5, 2012 | Finding Happiness
I’ve been writing biographies of people in early Mormon history recently. As I’ve written about the same time period and the same events from the points of view of many different people, I’ve become aware of just how important attitude is. The right attitude can...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Sep 15, 2010 | Finding Happiness
The Book of Mormon teaches us that man is that he might have joy. Of course, joy isn’t the same thing as worldly pleasure, so it doesn’t mean we have permission to play all day. On the other hand, it does mean we are allowed to enjoy ourselves sometimes. We aren’t...
by Ali C | Jul 30, 2008 | Finding Happiness
Is there anything that you want more than to be happy? You might list several things that you feel you need to make your life complete, but probably the overarching desire, the thing you want most of all, is just to be happy. This has been mans’ goal since the...
by Ali C | Jul 30, 2008 | Home and Family
One of the best ways to forget about your own problems is to focus on the problems of others. When you serve other people, you soon feel the weight of your own burdens lifted and you realize, almost despite yourself, that you are happy. But for many of us, it’s hard...
