FW~A Reader Question: I have a question regarding your post *today titled “Be Your Family’s Sunshine”.  How do you go about acquiring a sunny disposition?  I always thought you either had that personality or you didn’t.  Please give me some advice on this one if you can.

(*Note: The post this reader mentioned can be found by clicking here.)

Answer:  The answer to your question “How do you go about acquiring a sunny disposition?” is to acquire Radiant Happiness.  Mrs. Andelin devotes an entire chapter to Radiant Happiness in her book Fascinating Womanhood.  She defines Radiant Happiness on page 331 as it being “a voluntary quality such as when you suddenly decide to smile.  It is cheerfulness, laughter, singing, joyfulness, smiles, bright eyes, sparkle, vivacity, enthusiasm, optimism, a sense of humor, a sunny disposition… the power to lift others.“

        She went on to write a section titled “How to Acquire Radiant Happiness”, which listed these five things:

1. Work for Inner Happiness

2. Make a Conscious Effort 

3. Radiate Happiness to All 

4. Smile Through Adversity 

5. Health

        An example of Radiant Happiness is Snow White from the original Disney movie.  She was radiantly happy: when cleaning a dirty home, in dealing with the dwarfs, though she had a step mother that hated her, and while waiting for her true love to find her.  While she’s a cartoon and we’re human, she is an excellent example of choosing to handle many things with Radiant Happiness. 

        A real life example of Radiant Happiness can be found, if you haven’t already read it, in the story of Sunshine the Nurses Aide; click here for that story, if you’d like.  Sunshine didn’t have the best home life, wasn’t rich, and had other problems, but radiated happiness that lit the world of others.

        There is a category of this blog/website titled “Radiant Happiness” that contains links to posts about it that can be found by clicking here.

        My advice on how to acquire a sunny disposition is to read Fascinating Womanhood and apply its teachings, as this will give you a lot of things to make your Radiant Happiness even better, to help you really shine and shed joy around, and more information on why it’s so important.  You could even start by reading the chapter on Radiant Happiness first, then apply it while reading the rest of the book.  Start today with Radiant Happiness.  Smile through adversity, smile often, sing while you do your housework, take a few dance steps across the kitchen floor while walking (if medically safe for you), laugh freely, be enthusiastic.  Remember, there are two ways to handle things, and this includes problems as well as normal things that occur in day-to-day life: negatively or positively.  Choose positivity and keep your sunny side up, as the old saying goes ♥!

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