Have you been waiting for the big moment when you can make that big change that will lead to happiness? Well, today it is time to wake up to the fact that you have been wasting your time waiting for whatever you think will make you happy. Today, it is time to recognize that your ability to feel happier comes from inside yourself, not from external circumstances. You don’t need to quit your job, move to an exotic location, lose weight, have more friends or more money to be happy. You can embody happiness right now. Today, no matter your situation, you can start right now to experience that happiness that you've been waiting for when something happens or when you get something that you have wanted for a very long time. Today, recognize that the key to happiness is appreciating what you have at this moment. Sure, we all want to make changes sometimes. But one change, no matter how big, is unlikely to transform your current misery into a state of elation. Today, begin to appreciate the small things in the world around you that do make you smile and laugh. Appreciating the small things in your life right now will add up to big changes in your mindset. Today, stop criticizing yourself for everything you aren’t, stop longing for that one thing that you think will make you happy, stop missing what is right in front of you and start appreciating your life for everything it is.

Just for today, I awaken appreciating everything in sight and I give thanks for it all. I recognize that the Universe totally supports every thought I think and choose to believe. I have unlimited choices about what I think. I choose balance, harmony and peace and I express it in my life. I am perfect exactly as I am right now and everything is always working out for my highest good, even if I don't know it right now. I am safe and all is truly well in my world. And so it is.