I often wake up tired and crabby, and in the morning don’t want to talk or interact with the family. My wife, however, is a morning person and everyday says to our kids before they leave for school:

Love, Trust and Be Happy.

She recently explained:

Love – The process of giving and receiving. It’s the courage to put ourselves out there and the wisdom to understand that we have something to learn from others.

Trust – Everything is as it should be. There is nothing we need to do. Be adventurous, take chances and be willing to fail.

Be Happy – Attitude is a choice. Make the choice for happiness each day.

Looks like grumpy guy has something to learn.

Timothy Velner is a husband, father, attorney and author living in Minneapolis. You can follow his daily blog – a series of discussions between the worry-self and the present-self at – thespiritualgym.me