The older we get, the more comfortable and happy we become. With most of us reaching milestones, pleased with our efforts and accomplishments, which ushered in success, prosperity, and affluence. We look back to see how far we traveled. Sometimes realizing we have a fair distance to go, regardless of age. There remains essential life lessons we have yet to learn before we settle and rest in our wisdom. Some of us receive valuable insight and clarity early in life and others much later. For the late bloomers, we disregarded what mattered most as we tuned in to what was expected of us. More concerned with the expectations, we tuned out what our heart quietly petitioned and ended up living in a state of confusion instead of a state of happiness.
PEACE IS A STEPPING-STONE TO HAPPY
In hindsight, as I write this blog post… I wish I knew then what I now know. I could have prevented years of frustration, disappointment, and dissatisfaction. In other words, I would have established my happiness sooner. Fulfillment, contentment, and satisfaction happen when we live authentically. By doing what we enjoy and love. Pleased with how far we came although aspiring to be a better version of who we were yesterday.
When we assess what we focus on, we gain clarity into what troubles us. Just by reassembling thought patterns and choosing to disregard negative views, beliefs, habits, and attitudes, we invite positive change, which contributes to our overall well-being. When we are confident, secure, and comfortable we tap into happy because it isn’t about possessions, status, or wealth. It’s about relationships, trust, and blessings. It’s the peace and calm we inhabit, free from distraction, and discord, simply by closing the door to conflict and opening the door to harmony.
Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.
WHY POSTPONE YOUR HAPPINESS – BE HAPPY NOW
Treasure those minute achievements, which are overlooked and considered insignificant and trivial. Those baby steps are the daily actions we take that inspire us to move in a new direction. Every step counts. Every action taken brings us closer to the dream. However, when dreaming, we believe in someday instead of today. Somewhere down the road we convince ourselves, it will happen when we meet that special someone… when we get married… when we have children. We trust life will get better and we will eventually reach a happy state when we graduate… attain a dream job… retire. This is clearly choosing to defer happiness.
Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.
Ultimately, we see a youthful vibrant image that fades before our eyes, into various shades of gray. Smooth radiance was overtaken by wrinkles that come with a lifetime of stressing over things that really didn’t matter. And finally, learning an essential life lesson a little too late. Happy wasn’t some obscure destination, but a state of mind. It’s when we live through the heartbreaks and the challenges in the spirit of love, peace, and appreciation for what we learned along the way.
When we fill our lives with positive people, events, and experiences, we usher in a state of well-being that contributes to our success and happiness. However, stuck in negativity we end up experiencing nothing but unhappiness. Only to discover everything was based on decisions made moments ago or what seems like a lifetime ago, led us to where we are now. Where we end up, depends on our decisions. We choose to express acceptance and contentment or regret and disappointment. However, what if we choose to just be… happy?