After listening to my father talk about his level of happiness, that he feels is nine out of ten, I have a better understanding of the why behind mind frame. I have included a transcription of our talk here for you to read through, but you will find that he bases his happiness and joy on his faith and trust in God, and realizations that have come along the way. He talked about how you cannot go back to change yesterday, all you can do is go forward, and do your best. He talked about how he feels God has a plan for his life, and that even when things go crazy, later on he can see why things went like they did. Through this I feel he has made peace with his life, and living it to the fullest with all bumps in the road that come along.
Being that is my family, I have taken some of my parents ideals to heart and feel much the