BE HAPPY

A drastic change in our weather is occurring. The last several days, it has been hot and muggy. The temperature in the eighties and lower nineties F. Last night a breeze came up and cooled things down and today, the expected high, will be in the low seventies. Nice to have it cool; perfect for working outside.

We have all heard the admonishment, "Be happy". Sometimes we have heard it in the form of a question, "Can't we just be happy?" We can hear the, wringing of the hands, in the voice. Often the squabble turns into a fight, at that point. We hate to feel blamed for being unhappy. We feel like we are being kicked when we are down already. We will show them what unhappy is!

How can we be unhappy when we are in paradise? We might not be seeing paradise. We might be seeing, our projected feelings, manifested. We might be seeing all the work we have to do. We might be feeling unworthy and blaming everyone else. We might be feeling unworthy and blaming ourselves. Certainly we are harboring anger, blame, hopelessness, guilt or a similar feeling. It is, as if, we invited an unwelcome guest into our hearts; who then, elbowed out the love, that was there.

The good news is that that the love can not be 'elbowed' out of our heart. But these feelings can make a deep cloud in our mind disguising what is in our heart. How does this happen? Why do we do it?

We have been carefully programmed to believe we are unworthy. We have been carefully programmed to believe, being in control of everything, is being responsible. Reality is that love exist all around us. All we need to do is let go, of all control, and we will be inundated with love. We have learned the opposite. And the more control we attempt to exert, in our everyday life, the more we block out the love that surrounds us. We are unhappy, we attempt greater control; we become more unhappy.

It is like a metaphor, for what happened, to humankind, in the first place. In our experiment with separation we lost touch with Source {unconditional love} and decided to go it alone. Without Source, we were lost. The world looked dangerous. We needed protection. We developed, group and individual ego, to negotiate with an alien environment. The ego, the tool used to negotiate the environment, soon  became confused with our identity. The ego blocked all connection with Source. The ego, being a jealous master, was resentful of our listening to any other voice.

Now, as individuals, we are finding our way back to Source. We are listening for the Voice that we know resides in our heart. The Voice that speaks for unconditional love. It is a powerful voice; yet it is difficult to hear over the clamor of the ego, who is shouting in our ear.

When we are unhappy, the last thing we want to hear is that happiness is a choice. It feels like we are being blamed for being unhappy. And who needs that! Yet, we we need to admit to ourselves, that it is a choice. Being a choice makes it all worth while. Being a choice, means you can decide to be happy.

So.............. what do we do when we feel unhappy? Let us not waste a lot of time wondering why we are unhappy. We need to know we have been listening to the ego who is shouting in your ear. Our ego may be reminding of us of our aches and pains, of our encroaching old age, of our fragile physical health, of our economic vulnerability, of our children's flirtation with drugs, of our own overuse of calming agents, or whatever. If the ego can't bring up something, your really concerned about, it will make up something.

THE CHOICE is, not to listen, to anything the ego shouts, whispers or nudges you about. Nothing. We need no worries, no anxieties, no troubles. We need to be open to the love that is flowing from our hearts. We need to see that we are surrounded and inundated by love. We were never abandoned by love. We feel that love abandoned us, yet, we were the ones, to look for it, where it wasn't. The ego will try to convince you that it is the reality inside you. Don't buy it. The pain, distress, deadness, sorrow etc, that we feel inside, during a funk, is not us-it has nothing to do with us, and, like a noxious weed in your garden, we can pull it up, cast it out, and then listen to our heart.

We are learning to Let Go and Trust All That Is. We will.

Love flows from every heart. The universe is love. Let us be happy this day.

Love and Peace,  Gregg