This is something I believe many of us say to ourselves or to our friends. I know I do all the time and sometimes with this brings a crying session wondering where did I make the wrong turn. The real thing is, and honestly it is the truth, it doesn’t matter where you’re at in life if you’re happy.
It has taken me months to realize this.
Happiness, a word that escapes many, because it is a verb not a noun. Agree to disagree but nouns are person, places, or things and happiness is none of those. Happiness is a verb because it is an action we need to take each day for ourselves. No one can give it to you. We cannot buy it. It can be for everyone and it can also be for no one.
Happiness doesn’t seem to exist if you’re idea of happiness comes from a lover, a parent, a friend, an animal, or a possession. Don’t get me wrong, there are some very rich and happy people; however, there are many more who are miserable in addiction cycles that are destroying their soul.
There seems to be a whole lot more happy people who love Mother Nature, the Earth, Source, God, and the omnipotent being that created this world. I know I am finally am living in my happiness. This does not mean I do not get overwhelmed, sad, or emotional but it does mean that I can walk outside and stand still to watch the birds, butterflies, and bees flying in and out of my garden, in and out of my life at that moment. At dusk the bat and his new companion fly above me and my garden catching dinner. I walk in the woods and find beautiful rocks and stones that turn out to be gemstones.
How can I not be happy? I love gardening. I love nature. I love rocks. I live on 22 ACRE spread on quartz and spinkled with waste rock from a gold mine 1890s. Every day a new bloom opens reminding me life is good.
Life is hard. I do know this. I have no real income, no vehicle, I have some medical issues, and I worry about my grown sons and daughter in law. I also know that I have to work on my happiness one moment at a time.
Celebrate the small things-seriously, you really need to think about this. Look for the good. Smile at someone. Say something nice. Be kind. But most of all do all of this for yourself. It will be hard to do, I know, but if I can do it, you can too.
Thank you for reading and have an amazingly beautiful day.
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