Thursday, October 25, 2012

It is ok to be happy but it is better to make miserable people happy

If you watch the news, read the paper or go online you can find an infinite number of ways to be unhappy.

So how does being happy start? A sprinkle of self-esteem, a cup of love, a pound of nurturing , 3/4 of tolerance, 4 cups sense of humor,5 cups of patience, 6 cups of compassion. And then you don't stop stirring. People will tell you your dish is to rich or to bland.

But don't forget what makes you unique is the fact that your happiness can not be found by chasing the dream of others.

Being happy is finding those quite moments and LISTENING to the silence, listening to the space between your breath and reflecting on those things which you are grateful. And when you are ready to communicate you communicate from a place of love and understanding even when you don't understand the world around you.

Want to make yourself really happy? Gather a piece of paper, your tablet, laptop, pens, pencils crayons etc. I will wait until you get back.

Right now in your life is a person so repugnant you cant think about them without bile rising in your throat. Now I want you to write that persons story, before you start to whine you don't know their background that makes this project even more fun. Imagine what turned them into a repugnant, obnoxious, bitter, miserable person.

But we aren't done, next step write the second part of the story where you and this person meets and write it from their perspective. We aren't done yet now I want you to end the book. If you believe in the world of karma or paying it forward I challenge you to write a happy ending to end all endings. By the time your story is finished this person should be completed healed.

Now I know you are wondering why would I write a story about someone who is repugnant? People aren't born bitter, angry etc. life changes them and it is up to us to stand fast and not let their negative energy infect us. By writing their own happy ending you can see the alternatives and you may also discover that the world has very few heroes and villains but is full of just normal people doing the best they can with what they have at any given moment.
 



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