Every morning is a chance to begin again. In the quiet moment with coffee and silence, the thought of choosing happiness grows – a lesson from Kay Pollak that carries me through both everyday joys and the sorrow of what never became.
I keep writing about Kay Pollak because the subject isn’t finished within me. His message is essential: Kay Pollak choosing happiness is my daily choice. His words – that we can choose our attitude – stay with me and awaken new thoughts. Each morning I feel deep gratitude for one more day, or at least one more morning. It is truly the morning I value most.
When the house is still, whether at home or in the motorhome, there’s a silence that belongs only to me. Fresh coffee in my cup, the laptop on my lap, fingers dancing across the keyboard like music. Thoughts wander back and forth until the words must come. Again and again I land in gratitude that today is the first day of the rest of my life.
The First Day of the Rest of My Life
I invite you to think the same thought. This very moment is a unique now – a brand-new day in the rest of your life. Do you feel how the moment expands when you see it this way?
At work I often shared this idea with young people. We imagined that every day could be the first day of the rest of their lives. At first, they didn’t know what could make a day special. Then I served the next thought on a silver platter:
Simply waking up today makes this day special.
Kay Pollak Choosing Happiness – My Daily Choice
We also talked about our own responsibility for feelings – that we can actually choose to feel happiness, even though we often choose to feel unhappiness in different forms. It wasn’t everyone’s favorite subject, but a few embraced it.
When you begin to see that you can truly be master – or mistress – of your thoughts, and dare to ask can I choose happiness now, it may not be easy. But sometimes you succeed in changing the thought and actually choosing happiness.
Imagine you are tired and something happens. You might think this only happens because I’m tired or this always happens to me. But turn the thought: Oh, this happened – interesting, what can I learn from it? How would someone else react in this moment? Or even better: If I were to choose happiness right now, how would I act?
People as Teachers
I often told the youth I met that every person crossing my path is sent to teach me something. Some laughed and asked what they could possibly teach me – do you want to become a criminal or what? I smiled and said that I am practicing being completely true to myself. That is something I hope they too will dare to do one day.
Many of them lived behind masks created to survive. I wanted to show that life is more than survival. We owe it to life itself to live. This may not have been part of my formal job description, but it felt essential.
I am not someone who follows rules just for the sake of rules. Yet I respect the agreements we make as colleagues. What mattered to me was that these young people met an adult who showed her true self – and believed that they, too, were enough as they are.
Daring to Live the Words
There is so much power in the words Kay Pollak shares. They become truly great only when we dare to live them.
Life grows simpler when we put ourselves where we truly belong – when we dare to be honest, clear, and to set our own boundaries.
Sometimes we must choose to step away, to stand firm, to be exactly who we are. For me, Kay Pollak choosing happiness is a daily reminder that life can always start anew.
Even blogging itself is, for me, an act of choosing happiness – just as Kay Pollak encourages.
Sorrow and Being Rejected
The sorrow and the situation with my son – the feeling of being rejected – live in my everyday life. It is a deep pain, and I grieve that it is this way. Yet here is an important but: I cannot stop living because I hurt. I cannot stop loving. I must move forward and dare to choose happiness, despite everything.
For me, this is a life lesson: I must not merely survive — I must live, experience, and dare to feel joy even when something in life is painful. Other people need to see me smile. I have many reasons to keep seeking and experiencing happiness. I owe myself that.
Of course, it is difficult to choose happiness now when sorrow is at its strongest. Yet I keep asking myself: can I choose happiness now? Perhaps the question itself opens something new. Perhaps there is something here I need to learn about trust, courage, and self-love. I believe sorrow itself carries a teaching – about setting boundaries, protecting what is good, and giving space to both pain and hope.
The sorrow may remain, but it must not become everything. I am responsible for continuing to seek the moments of happiness that make life alive.
Reflection
Looking back, I see how deeply Kay Pollak’s thoughts have shaped my everyday life. His words about choosing happiness are not just beautiful phrases – they are a way of living. Every morning is a new chance to begin again, a chance to consciously choose direction.
Between the Lines – My Words
The past cannot be relived – it has already passed and we cannot change it. I live with that insight every day, in every post. It is a lesson I carry from Kay Pollak:
Live today, right now. Yesterday no longer exists. Right now we sow the seeds that we may harvest in the future. – Carina Ikonen Nilsson
It is here, in this very now, that we choose our path and plant what can one day bloom.
AHA – Between the Lines
This is more than a text about gratitude. It is a lived approach – to meet each day without clinging to yesterday’s failures or worries. To see every person as an opportunity for growth. And to discover that the courage to be true is the very ground of joy.
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FAQ – Questions I’m Often Asked About Kay Pollak and Choosing Happiness
What does “choosing happiness” really mean? For me it doesn’t mean being happy all the time. It’s an attitude – consciously choosing thoughts and actions that open a path to joy, even in hard times.
How can someone begin to live more in the present? I start with morning stillness. A few minutes with coffee and silence become a daily reminder that today is the first day of the rest of your life.
How does sorrow affect this choice? The sorrow of rejection never disappears, but it doesn’t have to fill all space. I see it as a teacher reminding me to keep living and loving – not just surviving.
Can we really choose our feelings? We can’t control every feeling, but we can choose which perspective we feed. That is where freedom and power lie.
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