Happy Talk

Happy Talk

I love music. My first love is Christian music, but I also like some country music and even some pop. The other night I happened to catch a play version of “South Pacific” on television. I did not see much of it, but I did catch a song that really had a great thought. The song was called “Happy Talk.” The line I loved said,

“Happy talk, keep talking happy talk. Talk about things you’d like to do. You gotta have a dream, if you don’t have a dream, How you gonna have a dream come true?”

I love it when people discover things that God told us thousands of years ago. Paul wrote, “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–think about such things. (Philippians 4:8).

If you have ever heard one, that is a command to “Happy Talk!” Why is there such a need in our lives for happy thoughts and happy talk?

First, because the happy talk is internal talk. It is what you tell yourself about yourself. If you tell yourself over and over how stupid you are or what a big mess you have made of your life, you will believe yourself. When you spend the day talking negatively to yourself and about yourself, you will develop the blues and maybe even head toward depression.

Second, because if you do not take care of yourself, no one else will. That is not a negative thought it is just a truth about life. There are those who love you enough that they will try to take care of you, but if you are bent of meditating on negative thoughts, they cannot keep up with all the negativity you can put into your heart. Take care of yourself. Think on good things. Practice happy talk.

Keep talking happy talk. You gotta have a dream. If you don’t have a dream, how you gonna make a dream come true?”

What dream are you dreaming?

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