Contest; Happy Moments

It's a great pleasure to be one of the participants of this contest of "Happy Moments"

Happy moments are great pictures that reflect the minds whenever you take your mind to past events. You will discover some wonderful smiles that give you peace at the moment your mind takes you back to that memory.

I will be using the contest guide below to delve into this topic of "Happy Moments"

What was one of your happiest childhood memories, and why does it stand out to you?

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One of my happiest childhood memories was when my father used to tell me good stories at around 8:00pm. Sometimes he uses that story to keep us busy till our eyes are heavy.

One of the most important stories he shared which still remains fresh in my memory was titled The Act of Distraction.

Here, he used his words to explain to us that in life, you have to have a mature mind before you can focus on achieving your goals.

Then, as a child, it wasn't clear to me, but he used a little baby to set an illustration for us. However, he had told us that little babies don't have to focus on a particular thing because they don't really know what to focus on!

20 years ago, when I had this story from my Dad, I never took it into consideration because my mind wasn't mature enough to handle and understand the words of my father. Today, this has given me the edge to focus on whatever my choice is until I achieve it. In his words, lack of focus can be a major distraction in life. That moment still remains fresh today in my memory.

Can you share a recent happy moment that made you feel grateful?

This moment is still very fresh. It was a thing of joy to take our baby to the house of the Lord for dedication. However, the Lord was in charge of all the activities that took place. Immediately after we left the church, we moved to the reception venue, where all assorted drinks and food were made available as the dance went on.

The Reception

How do you think happy moments can impact our overall well-being and mental health?

Anytime you have worries in life, your overall health conditions must be affected by your mental thoughts! This is because whenever you are sad, the mind does a lot of thinking.

However, Happy Moments can change a bad state of health to a good one immediately. This happy moment can be when you receive a gift from friends, newly gained admission to higher institutions, or even during your birthday or wedding celebration. All this can help to impact our overall well-being for good.

During this state, even when you have quarreled with someone, it goes off your mind. This is because joy had overwhelmed the hearth where the bitterness lay.

Do you believe that happiness is a choice? Why or why not?

I strongly disagree with the saying that happiness is a choice! How can you be happy when all is not well? Even when people are faking that they need to be happy, we all know deep down in our hearts that that person is in pain.

For example, if a young lady loses her husband, she'll be sad even when she dances at the funeral; we know she's a woman of sorrow from our hearts.

In other words, you can't be receiving good things without any challenges and you still remain sad! Because of this, something must happen before happiness can take place, but happiness is not a choice.

How do you cope with difficult times to ensure you still find moments of happiness?

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You don't need to worry much in life when difficult moments come. The only thing you have to do is to set bases to handle the difficulty while you keep moving and hoping for better days ahead. At this point, it's the hope you have for tomorrow that will help you to find a moment of happiness in your present situation.

In conclusion, happy moments are when we have something good coming to us through achievements, gifts, or even celebrations of life. You can still keep your state of heart happy even when passing through difficult times by having hope for tomorrow. For this to be effective, you need to keep moving and keep bad memories behind.
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Thank you very much for reading to the end, and I hope you found value?