Happiness is a choice you make

For those of you who don't know, I work in a middle school. The middle school I will call "Sweet Valley Middle School". In this school, we have our share of problems. We had a meeting the other day and people, myself included, were angry. We felt, maybe rightfully so, that the principal of the school was being unfair with us. This then got me thinking, maybe the principal is not doing their job, but when did it become her responsibility to make sure we were happy? What ever happened to the days when we liked each other? Remeber those days when people met other people and went out for a drink? Now instead of that, we have whispered conversations in classrooms and we look over our shoulder to make sure no one is around when we open our mouths.

I of all people have had it, if not the roughest, then still pretty rough. I believe in the school and I still like most of the people I work with. Now it's time for the rest of you. Instead of saying that the place is going downhill, why not ask the person or people to get together and go out and have a few laughs? What does it cost you?

Now I know what you might be thinking, what about you Bulfin? Well, I've tried. I planned a party last year that most people didn't want to go to. I had parties in my house that people came to but, most never reciprocated with an invitation back. You know what though? I'm still going to keep doing it because as Ghandi said, "Be the change you want to see in the world."

You also might be thinking why should I care about Sweet Valley Middle School? Well, I'm sure wherever you are, your job is experiencing the same issues.

So, to sum up, while it might be easy to blame the boss for the problems a job faces, that answer becomes too easy. Do we choose to be happy or do we choose what is easiest? That's what I learned today.