Fake It Till You Make It

Hello 2013!

I listen to conservative talk radio on occasion.  Dennis Prager tends to be someone I consistently enjoy listening to.  I don't particularly admire or respect him, but I do think he makes some good points. He has a segment called the Happiness Hour, and if you listen to it for any period of time, you will learn that the bases is, he thinks that people have an obligation to "act" happy.  To a much much lesser degree, "be" happy.  He feels that people who act unhappily are narcissists and selfish.  I don't think so,  to say that you would also have to say that people who act happy are also narcissists and selfish.  No, I think people who act unhappy are simply rude.  And, so, I do agree that we have an obligation to be civil to those around us and that includes not inflicting your bad mood on others.

Now, it is argued that the simple act of "acting" happy will make you happy.  It is the same concept of faking confidence until you get confidence.  I have tried both, in the past, and I really don't think it is something you can fake and if you fake it enough it will suddenly just appear.  However, as we ring in the new year of 2013, I have determined that for 1 month, I am going to blog nothing but positive stuff.  No matter how bad my life gets, or if there is a death in the family, it is not going to be blogged about.  Nothing but happy, positive stuff is allowed for 1 month.  I am curious to see, at the end of that period, if I notice a difference in my self.

Anyways, I am planning a trip to Canada in March.  I have decided on  March 9th to 17th and to Quebec City and Montreal.  I don't have a lot of time to plan and book this trip if I want any sort of decent deals.  Since I don't have work today, I'm going to spend part of it planning things out.  I might be using this blog to sort through all my thoughts as I make the fuzzy clear.

Since I'm visiting Canada in the winter, I figured I should do something I can only do in the wintertime.  Enter staying in a Ice Hotel, Hotel De Glace, which I'm planning my whole trip around. 

So far, I'm thinking about:

Flying into Montreal.
Staying a Few Nights at Springhill Suites by Marriott
Taking the Rail to Quebec City
Staying a Few Nights at Four Points by Sheraton Québec
One Night at Hotel De Glace
One Night at Fairmont Le Château Frontenac*
Rail Back to Montreal
One Night in Montreal then Departing Home.