A number of years ago, I stayed for about a week in a
fanner’s house in Connemarra on the west coast of Ireland.
He seemed to be always singing and whistling and was full
of humor. I asked him the secret of his happiness, and his
reply was: “It is a habit of mine to be happy. Every morning
when I awaken and every night before I go to sleep, I bless my
family, the crops, the cattle, and I thank God for the wonderful
harvest.”
This farmer had made a practice of this for over forty years.
As you know, thoughts repeated regularly and systematically
sink into the subconscious mind and become habitual. He
discovered that happiness is a habit.