Each year I select one word as a personal theme that I intentionally focus on for the next 365 days. In 2014, I chose the word happiness. On Mondays, I blogged about happiness and lessons I'd learned about being happy. The biggest lesson I learned is that happiness and gratitude are intimately entwined. Gratitude truly is the shortcut to happiness. The more gratitude we feel, the more happiness we own. It is as simple - and complex - as that. It seemed natural to choose the word gratitude as…
