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wcknight
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All a matter of personalities, I happen to be very cheerful… some folks say I never stop smiling (my wife says I’m always grouchy 
… but some of the saints were very cherrful, while others were very glum or stern.
Padre Pio was said to be very stern and mostly gloomy. (I suppose if you had the stigmata for 50 year, you would be in a foul mood all the time also). But other saints were always cheerful, so it really doesn’t matter which faith you are, but what your personality is like to begin with.
I think it helps to have a sense of humor, and not take yourself too seriously. IF you want to be more cheerful, you have to keep in a positive frame of mind. Learn to recognize the joy in all creation, the love that abounds in all people, and learn to ignore the little things that always seem to go wrong.
Some of us adults take life too seriously. We are too quick to judge others, to easily angered, too easily disappointed. You can be a cheerful person no matter what faith you follow, BUT it does take some practice.
Some folks follow the ‘chicken little’ philosophy of life, the sky is always falling. They are the eternal pessimists. Any thing bad that can possibly happen, in their mind has already happened. I refuse to live like that, to me, hope springs eternal, God will make things turn out for the best.
When things don’t go right, I hope to learn something from the experience. If I have to suffer through difficulties, I want to offer up any suffering I have to endure to God.
… but some of the saints were very cherrful, while others were very glum or stern.Padre Pio was said to be very stern and mostly gloomy. (I suppose if you had the stigmata for 50 year, you would be in a foul mood all the time also). But other saints were always cheerful, so it really doesn’t matter which faith you are, but what your personality is like to begin with.
I think it helps to have a sense of humor, and not take yourself too seriously. IF you want to be more cheerful, you have to keep in a positive frame of mind. Learn to recognize the joy in all creation, the love that abounds in all people, and learn to ignore the little things that always seem to go wrong.
Some of us adults take life too seriously. We are too quick to judge others, to easily angered, too easily disappointed. You can be a cheerful person no matter what faith you follow, BUT it does take some practice.
Some folks follow the ‘chicken little’ philosophy of life, the sky is always falling. They are the eternal pessimists. Any thing bad that can possibly happen, in their mind has already happened. I refuse to live like that, to me, hope springs eternal, God will make things turn out for the best.
When things don’t go right, I hope to learn something from the experience. If I have to suffer through difficulties, I want to offer up any suffering I have to endure to God.