{"id":4293,"date":"2017-12-06T19:29:13","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T19:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/?p=4293"},"modified":"2017-12-06T19:29:13","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T19:29:13","slug":"212-day-12-choose-to-be-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/212-day-12-choose-to-be-happy\/","title":{"rendered":"ICP 212 &#8211; 30 Days of Daily Inspiration &#8211; Day 12 &#8211; Choose To Be Happy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Listen<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"player_container player-4293\" ><div class=\"spp_player_textabove\"><b>  <\/b><\/div><div id=\"sm2-4293\" class=\"playercontent sm2-bar-ui compact flat full-width full-width-player\"><div class=\"bd sm2-main-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-inline-element sm2-button-element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-button-bd\" style=\"background: transparent url(https:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/podcast_channel_artwork-150x150.png) repeat scroll 0% 0% \/ cover ;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"spp-player-background\"> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#play\" class=\"sm2-inline-button play-pause\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loader\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eq\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bar bar-1\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bar bar-2\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bar bar-3\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bar bar-4\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"sm2-inline-element sm2-inline-status progressbar\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-button-bd\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"playerpitch0\" style=\"display:none;\">0.75x<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"playerpitch1\">1x<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"playerpitch2\" style=\"display:none;\">1.25x<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"playerpitch3\" style=\"display:none;\">1.5x<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"playerpitch4\" style=\"display:none;\">2x<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-button-bd\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"secrewind\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-playlist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-playlist-target\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-progress\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-progress-bd\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-progress-track\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-progress-bar1\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-progress-bar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-progress-ball\"><div class=\"icon-overlay\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-row timestamp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-inline-time timestamp\">0:00<\/div><div class=\"sm2-inline-duration timestamp\">00:08:21<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-inline-element sm2-button-element sm2-volume\" style=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   <div class=\"sm2-button-bd\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sm2-inline-button sm2-volume-control volume-shade\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#volume\" class=\"sm2-inline-button sm2-volume-control\" style=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bd sm2-playlist-drawer sm2-element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sm2-playlist-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"sm2-playlist-bd\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/inspirationalcreatives\/ICP_212_-_Day_12_-_Choose_To_Be_Happy.mp3\">ICP 212 &#8211; 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\"><center>Powered by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/simplepodcastpress.com\/?ref=\">Simple Podcast Press<\/a> Player<\/center><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/inspirationalcreatives\/ICP_212_-_Day_12_-_Choose_To_Be_Happy.mp3\">Right Click Here To Download This Episode Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Scroll down for detailed episode notes and quick access timings<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>In this episode you&#8217;ll learn:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>How to choose to be happy<\/li>\n<li>How in every situation we have two choices<\/li>\n<li>How gratitude journalling can increase your happiness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.inspirationalcreatives.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/ICP-212-Day-12-Choose-To-Be-Happy-e1512588105796.png\" alt=\"Inspirational Creatives 30 Days of Daily Inspiration Day 12 Choose To Be Happy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4294\" \/>\n<p>To celebrate 3 years and 200 episodes of Inspirational Creatives, each day for the next 30 days you\u2019ll hear ideas, inspiration and wisdom that can help you to take your life and creativity to the next level.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nIn this short episode, we explore what it means to be happy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It seems we can choose to be happy.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cHappiness is a state of inner fulfilment, not the gratification of inexhaustible desires for outward things\u201d &#8211; Matthieu Ricard<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>According to many of those once in power, those in show business, and some of those who claim to be the most happiest people in the world: Being happy is an inner game.<\/p>\n<p>Hear how keeping a simple gratitude journal can improve your happiness, too.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Items mentioned in this episode (quick access):<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span>[00:41]<\/span> Introducing this episode: day 12 of 30 days of daily inspiration.<\/p>\n<p><span>[00:58]<\/span> Choosing to be happy.<\/p>\n<p><span>[01:20]<\/span> Matthieu Ricard &#8211; the happiest man alive?<\/p>\n<p><span>[01:50]<\/span> Comedian and film star \u201cGroucho\u201d Marx.<\/p>\n<p><span>[02:16]<\/span> Martha Washington &#8211; First American First Lady.<\/p>\n<p><span>[02:44]<\/span> Happiness as a choice.<\/p>\n<p><span>[04:23]<\/span> Seeing people happier than they are. 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