From the Mastery of Our Minds
by Michael Doyle

Happiness isn't just for the lucky few.
Instead, it results from the point of view
That even when it is subject to derision,
Happiness is most often a resulting decision.

No matter the storms that surround,
The creation of happiness results and abounds
For choices made in our recreation
To stand up taller than our offending situations.

Happiness is a process of how we see things.
We can be happy whatever our day brings.
The days we live aren't based on our past.
Every moment of every day depends on what we let last.

Our joy is not joined to our happenstance.
How we view life is independent of our circumstance.
Grasping our power is independence and liberty,
And the dictates of our hours are up to you and me.

In the rock-hard times of bills constantly stacking
And when all around the easy is seemingly lacking,
We still have the ability and the chance
To raise ourselves beyond our present circumstance.

Though it might seem the world conspires,
It's in finding happiness that we cure our desire.
If we can't find peace, we live in dependency.
These are the times we need to embrace Christian liberty.

The places that we attend are our perceived urgency.
Mastering these is our truest form of currency.
Our focus should remain on what is right and good,
Not fear, and from this grows confidence understood.

Perfected focus will lead us to our happy life,
Even though there is always some sort of strife.
Even in life's constant flux of being left behind,
Each and every one of us still commands our minds.
 
(c) November 10, 2026   Michael Doyle
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