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are. Take time to discover your gifts, where you are going, and what you want to accomplish in your life. Be patient and be courageous. Ponder your ambitions, make goals, seek mentors and move carefully, but optimistically forward. There are many distractions. Why is it important to BE FORTHRIGHT? GREEN LIGHT/ GO SHINE BRIGHT without holding back! Be on the lookout for strangers, people who don’t know well who also need your attention, encouragement, support, comfort and kindness! In small things, great things come to pass, so SMILE as you make a difference helping to elevate global happiness! Research has proven that our happiness is direct- ly related to two things. #1) The number of close, personal relationships we have and #2) The FRE- QUENCY of positive interactions within those re- lationships. As leaders in our homes, work, com- munity, the Happier People we are, the more we can positively influence others! Consider the light, knowledge, and inspiration you are adding to your life. These may include reading an uplifting book, meditation, inspiring music or a movie, prayer, worship, a walk in nature. The more of these things we do the brighter our light and the more we have to share with others. Our Happiness cor- responds with the light we acquire and share. If there was ever a time to champion a cause for elevating global happiness, it is now! There has never better reason to mobilize happier people, stronger families to counterbalance the debilitat- ing pain echoing throughout the human family and build safer communities. Those who have a natu- ral happy heart are needed to be leaders. Those who struggle with depression, loneliness, low self worth, anxiety, worry, grief, need access to help, to tools, resources, a cheerleader, or someone in their court to encourage them, this is my objective as a Happiness Coach. I issue a clarion call to all whom this message pulls at their heart to be- come a philanthropist of random acts of kindness to people you know need your encouragement. Get involved. Join me Happiness Warriors, there’s much work to be done! Travel Light-Shine Bright, .............................. Crissy Butts Happiness Coach Author of You Choose Your Path 1happytribe.com 1HappyTribe.com iF Magazine | www.iFMagazine.net 35