The title is an affirmation of sorts. I didn't originate it. It has been around for a long time. But I have seen the idea as recently as yesterday; and I thought about it this morning, when the timed ticked by and the builders didn't come. And they didn't come yesterday or the day before. The exterior of our addition is complete, except for the painting, which will be done next year. We are eager to have the interior work finished.
Does it really matter? Is it worth fretting about? We humans have a tendency to spend time being unhappy for reasons we have no control over. We have talked about worrying and how fruitless that is. How about all the other reasons we choose to be unhappy? Sometimes the unhappiness last only a few seconds and sometimes hours or days. What are these episodes usually about? Oh, we might think we hurt somebody's feelings. We are not sure how to check it out. We spend some time in misery until we get tired of it or we find out for sure some how. Sure, some of us have the sense to call the person and say, "Did I hurt your feelings by saying such and such? If I did I am sorry. I didn't mean it the way it sounded." Something like that. So often when we hurt somebody's feelings or when our own feelings are hurt, we just suffer with it. Why? Often the whole thing wasn't real anyway. Nothing insulting was intended.
There are so many examples of how we make ourselves unhappy, I couldn't cover them in a huge volume, much less this little blog. So much of the time, like my building situation, it consists of expectations and disappointments. Of course, we are who we are and we are going to have momentary disappointments. The key word is momentary. We don't have to make ourselves miserable for half a day. How do we affect those around us? We are capable of making their day miserable, too.
We don't realize how easy it is to choose to be happy. And it doesn't take much practice. It does mean we must pay attention to our minds. Our thoughts and feelings decide our happiness. Sometimes it may feel like we don't have a choice about what we think. It just feels that way. We always have a choice.
Our state of mind has always been important. A positive state of mind is very welcome now. Humankind is raising its consciousness like never before. We are all contributing to the consciousness of all. When we are happy the love flows from us unimpeded. When we are not happy, not so much. Let us not clog up the channels of love that flow between us by what is unreal.
Unhappiness is unreal. It is a creation of the mind influenced by ego concerns. Our natural state is sublime happiness. Those of us who meditate have seen glimmers of how happy we could be. One doesn't have to practice meditation, though, to experience this. It happens to us all the time. Haven't we looked at a baby and had a huge rush of love come over us? Could we imagine feeling that love all the time? We could. We can.
Happiness or unhappiness is always decided inside ourselves. It is created by our thoughts and feelings. But it would be hard to be happy if someone was poking pins in us. If negativity continues to come into our minds because of the situation we are in. We need to ask ourselves, can I deal with it and be happy. Can I be happy despite the environment I am in? If we are dealing with an onslaught of negativity perhaps we need to realize we can change our situation.
Regardless of the situation we find ourselves in, we need to know, deep down in our hearts, that we deserve to be happy. It is our right. It is our natural state. Let us be determined to be happy. Let us watch our minds and nip unhappiness in the bud. We can always switch our mind to happiness.
We have a new world of love to create. Paradise is our choice. Let us begin today. Be happy.
Love and Peace, Gregg
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