To Be Happy

We just celebrated Mardi Gras here at Chambrel . We had a parade with beads being thrown, just as they do in Louisiana when celebrating Fat Tuesday. Every employee was in the parade, the chefs and servers, housekeeping, maintenance, bus drivers and all the Executive staff, even our Director. We had floosies, acrobats, a mermaid, an octopus and the award went to the residents from Assisted Living who came dressed as Jesters.

Everyone was hollering and clapping, obviously having a good time….’Happy.’ It was the first time, here at Chambrel, I witnessed such a large group letting loose and enjoying themselves. What does it take to make one happy? You don’t have to participate in the event or you don’t have to win to have fun. As one song says, ‘enjoy yourself, it’s later than you think.’

Whether you are young or old, you can chart your own course to be happy. Life is not really that serious. Basically , it is learning to enjoy ourselves . All work and no play can make for a dull person., as the saying goes. Happy is the person who can give his time and his talent to others. Happy is the person who knows who he is and what he can and cannot do. Happy is the person who has developed an optimistic outlook on life . Happy is the person who takes time to play , time to relax and time to pray.

Above all we need to pray and stay focused on Christian Principles. When we remember God’s goodness and when we put Him first, He blesses our life. That is the true way “To Be Happy.’