Posted on Tuesday, November 16 2010 by
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Many people are searching; for a better life, more opportunities, war-free living, work-life balance, career progression, relationship harmony, creating a family and lots of holidays and fun. Yet this becomes the goal = once attaining this happiness will arrive. Well I am here to tell you that this may not be the case, happiness doesn’t come magically at the end of your journey, happiness is part of the path. You need to be ready to find joy and happiness will just appear as you have created the space in your life. Many yogis will say that once you open your heart, happiness can come in, if you remain closed and cynical happiness has no place, you are too busy with other energies.
I remember earlier in my quest to find my soul mate, I thought that I would just know which would be THE ONE, and gave myself so easily to the notion of love and connection, thinking that happiness would follow. This journey took me several years to decipher that this wasn’t necessarily the case. I needed to find my inner happiness with an open heart and love myself first before I could see this trait in others. Even if I had heard this from a wiser person, perhaps I could not have taken this on board, as I needed to be ready. Life lessons are like that I guess.
We also have the notion of what happiness is, each person will have a different meaning associated with this and that is the magic that happiness is an individual and personal feeling. If we are busy chasing happiness we forget about the now and the true essence of what we are trying to achieve, this is where happiness is hiding, in those little successful milestones we reach as we eventually reach that goal. So being present will help you get to your happiness sooner whatever that means for you. Many people will tell you that being mindful of those details is a path to inner joy as is being aware of what you already have. Practising gratitude and giving to others will also help you open your heart and give you so much more in return.
Just remember to be the real you in your journey, be completely honest and smile.