Happiness. Ba Hum bug. We all walk around saying we are 'just fine', 'good', 'great', 'not bad', 'couldn’t be better'. But are we truly happy? There are lots of people who walk around with a perma-smile but that could just be their facial muscles in overdrive. Then there are those who scowl all the time. Is it fair to judge someone by the way they look? Jeez, just how do you know if someone is really happy? How do you know if you are truly happy?

Many say that they will be happy when...they have more money, more vacations, a bigger house, a nicer car, they lose that extra weight and so on. What we don't realize is that these are just 'things' or 'circumstances' that may make our lives a little more comfortable but not necessarily increase our happiness. We have heard it all before; happiness comes from within, not from things. If you aren't convinced then maybe this will.

I came across an article in Success Magazine, which, by the way, is an amazing read on and off the toilet. It's about the “Wizard of Westwood”, one of UCLA’s basketball coaches, John Wooden. He is regarded as one of the best basketball coaches ever by leading the Bruins to an unprecedented 10 national championships over two decades. To many he was more than just a coach; he was a teacher, father figure, mentor and master motivator. He carried around with him, his father's gift to him, a creed for life; Making the Most of Oneself. It goes like this:

Be True to yourself. If you aren't convinced then maybe this will.