How I Became the Chief Happiness Officer (CHO)!
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The winding path of life
Through its high ups and low downs

Takes you nowhere slowly

That which was before you gets behind you
Only to find that which was behind you infront of you

Uncertain change being a certainty
Characters and characteristics evolve and mutate for survival

Yet the more things change, the more they become the same.
And the more they remain the same, the more their surroundings change.

The rags to riches return to rags
While the riches to rags bounce back to a life of priviledge.

Yet the irony of life is this:

While the end seem to matter,
 It is the journey to the end that matters more.

For the end for all is indeed that - The End;
And Life is afterall - the journey between death and life.

Its struggles and joys in the search of meaning.
Yet it is this search that is in itself, the meaning of life.

And when we finally realise,
That its the sweet smile and private squeeze of the hand by a loved one,
Not the public cheer and "likes" of remote admirers.

That it is the screams, running around and jumping on your lap of your children when you come home,
Not necessarily the approval nods of decision-makers in a boardroom as you deliver your presentation.

That it is not "all these things" that will give you His righteousness
But His righteousness that will add "all these things"

I am persuaded to rebel,
Against my own canal mind.

For I can surely see,
That the things it attaches importance to,
In the end are indeed less important.

The things I am inclined to worry about,
In hindsight, they should not have mattered at all

Yet the things i must have been happy about,
A blind eye, I turned with irritation
As I continue to chase the winds of joy, love and happiness,

When all along, it was right here with me in my heart.

When I restlessly sought a better life for the future,
But forgot today was yesterday's future,
And today, should indeed be the better life I sought yesterday.

The secret of a happy life is this:
There is no secret, just BE HAPPY!

Make it your goal!
Make it your journey!

Happiness is not something you get/catch like a flue,
It is not a destination we go to.

It is a strength of character we build,
It is a decision we make and commit to stick to.
Today and Every Day.

Truly yours,
CHO
(Chief Happiness Officer)

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DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!
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As a young mobile telecoms engineer, one of my duties was to solve network performance issues.

If your cell  phone did not have a signal,
I was your guy.

If you failed to make a call, dropped a one or could not be reached;
My task was to figure out why and fix it.

One day, my boss' boss (at the time) came to our part of the office;
He complained like a boss.

 He was dropping calls at his home.
 I was his guy...or was I?

I went to his home, ran some tests and proposed some changes on the network settings;
Ooops, the problem persisted.

I went back again and drilled down the statistics;
None of my fixes could fix the issue.

Every morning of every day,
My boss' boss would pass through our part of the office to complain.

The stubborn dropped calls;
Were beginning to frustrate me.

I would update my boss at each failed attempt,
I was almost stressed.

Calmly, he would always ask,
"Ok, what are you going to do about it?"

I would share my hypothesis and propose some new solutions,
"Ok, let's try that" he would respond.

Though credible,
My attempts fell flat.

It was now getting to me,
So he decided to give me some advice.

This little piece of wisdom,
Changed my life forever.

He said,
"As long as you are doing something about it, its ok."

In every area of my life, whatever it is;
I DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

When I see that I don't know enough about something I need/want to know about;
I DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

When I realise that my relationship with my children is not getting stronger;
I DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

When I feel that my wife is not happy;
I DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

When I notice that my faith is getting weak;
I DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

When I learn that my weight is moving in the wrong direction;
 I DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

Results may take time to show.
DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

As long as you are doing something about it, its ok.

Life may throw some curved balls;
DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

Mistakes, you will make them in life;
DO SOMETHING ABOUT THEM.

IF YOU DON'T, WHO WILL?

Eventually, I fixed the issue.
More importantly, the issue fixed me.

I gained a priceless work ethic;
I cultivated a deep sense of responsibility.

Up until today, my ex-boss and his ex-boss;
Remain close friends who have continued to add value in my life and career.

They could see that this young man,
CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THINGS.

If you don't succeed,
DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

Victory is surely certain to those who;
DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

TRY
TRY
And TRY AGAIN.

As long as you do something about it,
ITS OK.

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