Happiness can involve finding that right person to have as part of your life.  The person you want to share everything with.  She's that person who you can talk with until the wee hours of the morning even when you have to get up for work in the morning.  She's the person you can share all your secrets with.  She's your partner for life.  Having this person in your life is happiness.

Happiness can involve children.  Children tend to bring joy to everyone in a family.  Children are something to be cherished and protected.  Having children in your life is happiness.

Happiness can involve choosing the right career path for yourself.  A career can be very rewarding.  The daily challenge of one's career and the personal growth one obtains from the career are forms of happiness in themselves. 

Happiness can involve friends.  Having a friend that you can talk to about anything is amazing.  Having that friend who never judges you, but will set you straight is invaluable.    Having a good friend in your life is happiness.

I could go on and on about what happiness can be, but the point is really not that hard to grasp.  You can have a happy life without everything being perfect.  If you focus on those things that make you happy and attempt to improve those things that don't, you will soon realize just how much happiness you have in your life.  We all tend to dwell too much on the negative aspects of our life and not enough on the smaller pieces of happiness we have.

I realized as I was listening that he lacked the determination to get the job done.  Things are not easy, but you tell yourself you can get the job done and you will. That's what determination is all about.  You refusing to give up.  Taking on the challenge that is presented to you each time you enter the gym.  Being consistent with your planned workouts. 

Adding weight is never something easy, but when done correctly it stretches you.  You move to a different level each time you add weight.  If you have determination you will tell yourself that you are going to get the weight up and get the set done.  If you lack that determination you might not even try to add weight in the first place.  This will lead to stagnation as you make no progress in your lifting program.

I used to exclusively do body part splits when I started working out.  I gradually shifted over the The New Rules of Lifting methodology of nothing but compound lifts.  I really enjoyed that methodology alot.  I found the workouts to be difficult.  I was able to put out some extreme intensity with those workouts.

I started to think alot about DOMs today as my shoulders are on fire from yesterday's workout.  It is really a great feeling when you are really into lifting.  You know when you change up a routine that your body is responding a bit when you hit a nice set of DOMs after the workout.  The feeling is something I actually relish.  I know to some it sounds strange, but I like the feeling alot.  It lets me know that I've worked hard in the gym.