The business of being happy requires making a conscious choice. People think being happy will just happen to them someday, if only they do this or that right. But it doesn't - you have to choose it. You choose happiness, you don't wait for it to choose you.

Bethenny Frankel
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The idea of conscious choosing is very important because happiness is something that you make happen. If you want to be happy, then you have to consciously choose to be happy. It’s not something that will just come to you one day, it needs to be a conscious decision.

Source: A Place Of Yes: 10 Rules For Getting Everything You Want Out Of Life

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