HAPPINESS

As I was sitting in my chair this Morning, having a cup of coffee and preparing for my venture out into the subzero cold to do my chores, I realized I was happy. Quite happy indeed. There was nothing different. Same cold gripped the Earth. Same collection of problems that beset an Earth dweller. My Grandson Elijah was snuggled on the couch, he was sick during the night, he seems to be somewhat better. There exist the usual things one can be unhappy or happy about. But, I was happy.

If we peruse the psychological and spiritual literature, we discover many authors who state, happiness is a choice. Depending on how we might feel at the time, we might agree, other times we may find the suggestion irritating. After all we might remark, "at some level everything is our choice". Do we know, how it is our choice? Never mind the philosophical/spiritual/psychological postulates which would indicate that everything at some level is choice; what about happiness? Is it our choice?

Have you ever caught yourself reveling in a negative emotion? Have you ever been aware that you were enjoying the pout you were having? How about cherishing an angry feeling towards someone? Have you ever let yourself sink in a mild depression and then wallowed in it?

If we are honest with ourselves, I think we will see that we sometimes withheld forgiveness from someone and stewed in our anger because we thought it might punish them. Maybe, you can come up with someway you have indulged a negative emotion for some imagined gain.

Long ago, I discovered that the feeling of happiness did not depend on outside events. Happiness seems to rise from inside us when we know all is well.

Does that mean that unhappiness comes from believing that all is not well? Perhaps so. We are beset by a myriad of fear thoughts. Some are so minor we don't take much note of them. But big or small they lie between us and our happiness. Happiness comes out of Peace. When our minds are quiet, happiness is. There is that quiet happiness that just 'is' and then there is the happiness that can arise like a fountain in us that is pure joy.  

Happiness is our natural state. It is our birthright. We deserve to be happy all the time.

Want to try an experiment? Next time you are feeling dull, frazzled, out of sorts, or just not happy; sit down close your eyes and say to yourself, "all is well" "all is well" keep repeating it to your self until a calm comes over you. Enjoy the peace.

No I am not always happy. I am like the rest of the folks on planet Earth. I get caught up in silly fear thoughts that take me out of 'now' and happiness. But I do know it is my choice and I am determined to choose happiness.

We are on the verge of remembering who we are. We are great beings of light that can know only happiness. We are ready to give up our romance with this illusion. There is only love and we need to experience only love. We are growing in love and light. Expect great changes.

Love and Peace,  Gregg