We can get stuck into habits, our movements get restricted,Our quick fixes become crutches, making us addicted.When really it’s connection we need, not escape, not solitude,But people to relate to, mind to mind and mood to mood.   [full text below]   Ep. 417 - Happy Tools We begin as always with the Happy Creed. We believe in Happy, in Balance and Growth, of being Mindful and Grateful,Compassionate and Understanding. YowzaHahaMy Happy Friends! Don’t fight your moods, they aren’t monstrous ghouls,They aren’t traps or weapons either, they’re just tools.Moods are your instruments, your dials, and your gauges, Helping you navigate all your mortal human stages. We can get stuck into habits, our movements get restricted,Our quick fixes become crutches, making us addicted.When really it’s connection we need, not escape, not solitude,But people to relate to, mind to mind and mood to mood. We’re social creatures, and so we long for meaningful relationships with others,That’s why we form groups and clubs, treating our friends like sisters and brothers.And when those connections fail, it can feel like a terrible and tragic loss,Making us want to dull any and all pain we happen to come across. And for a moment we feel better, because we released some of the pressure, But then it comes right back all the stronger with a pain that only gets fresher,And then we use that same crutch again, that last resort fix that becomes a vice,But we need more each time just to feel less than normal and not even halfway nice. It makes you not want to be alone with your thoughts, because thinking turns to worry,But that’s because you avoid your own moods, always trying to shut them off in a hurry,If instead you would change your approach, and stop thinking of them as things to avoid,You’d see that for living a fuller life, they are the best tools that could ever be employed. Happy Tools are those that make our lives easier to handle, not harder or more demanding, Moods let us cope with hardships freeing up our horizons to be ever expanding,They’re meant to be tested, honed, practiced and drilled, skills to be improved upon,Not things to be shunned, resented, silenced, hidden, disregarded or wished to be gone. Laugh, cry, scream, frown, smile, just a little bit every day,If you fight or suppress your moods, then their power will decay,But if you get familiar with them, little by little, and bit by bit, Then you’ll have greater control, and life will be a better fit. HahaYowza