When all is said and done, what is it that we all want? We search, pay big money, travel far and
wide, try new things, switch jobs, change partners, buy new things……all in that
elusive search for happiness. We all
want to be happy. Is that too much to
ask of this human existence?
Not that fleeting happiness that comes when we have
that perfect outfit on, or are driving the new shiny car for those first few
months. Something much deeper. Something that is sustained through the waves
that life sends us. Contentment. An unwavering sense that all is good.
……everything that you
search for, everything that you want, is already inside you. Everything.
(from Notes From the Universe)
………………..even
happiness.
Our conditioning has us believing that to be happy we must
own certain things, live in certain places, have the perfect family and be
successful. That once we have that all
accomplished, we can lay back and enjoy all of the happiness that it
brings!
It’s that syndrome of – “as soon as…..” then I will be able
to relax and simply be happy. The
feeling that I am “on the way” to happiness.
But there is nothing on the outside that can sustain happiness. Nothing.
And the more time we spend searching out there, the more we suffer.
Happiness is an energy that is within all of us, just like
anger, sorrow and desire. We know it
when we feel it! But we mistakenly tie
it to today’s trigger of the energy instead of recognizing it as us. The new job is so exciting and fresh (and
isn’t the old job) that we feel light, invigorated and, well, happy. But over time, the hours, the paperwork and
the annoying coworker begin to fade that
fresh shine until we are eventually complaining about it no differently than
the job we left.
But the new job was only the current trigger. It reminded us of what it is like to feel our
own self-worth and to see what we have
to offer in this life. The new job
caused us to be present, aware, awake and see clearly because we had no
expectations, memories or baggage tied to it.
The real value of meditation…..the true gift it offers…..is
to teach us to be at that same level of presence, have that same level of
clarity to notice what each moment offers.
It reveals the completeness that we have inside of us at all times – not
only when things are going well.
So back to happiness…..what exactly does it feel like? Click on the link, turn your volume way up,
close your eyes, listen………..and feel.
So that song awakens our happiness. Opens the chest, lifts
the heart and makes you want to move!
Personally it makes me
want to wave my arms up in the air!
Makes the sides of my
mouth curl up without even trying.
One of the most difficult lessons on the spiritual path is
that to be happy, we must choose it. My
mind had a very difficult time taking that in.
It resisted. When I went into my
lows I quickly forgot what happy felt like.
It would seem so far away that it didn’t seem possible that I had the
ability to will it back….especially with all that was going on around me. I would wait to feel happy again no matter
how long it took. Not believing that I had
the power to choose happiness in the midst of it all.
But we do. Every one
of us.
That doesn’t mean we won’t experience sadness, anger or
grief. We will still be faced with all
of them, and should allow them in just as much as the happiness. But the difference is that we know when we
are done processing those other emotions, happiness is just a choice away. It is our
underlying current and wants us to bathe in it.
It is our center.
Extremely empowering.
I can create my life. And when I
choose happiness, no one or no thing has the power to take that away from me.
If at first it feels like you are pretending…..no problem! Because remember that what you send out is
what you will receive. So choose to send
out the happy vibe.
Don’t worry…..be happy,
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