BE HAPPY

We got a stretch of cold weather ahead of us. I believe the forecast is for four days in a row of below zero temperatures starting Saturday Night. This morning it was -11.4 F, tonight we are getting a reprieve and it is staying above zero. Actually it has been a pretty nice Morning, until a few minutes ago the Sun was shining brightly.

On Fridays I have several things on the internet I like to read and I have been passing my time looking out the window that fronts my North pasture. The sheep just wandered by. They have their hay in the South pasture but they come over here to see if I threw anything out to the chickens. We give our kitchen scraps to the chickens, although they don't get much, the sheep are gluttons and they will eat almost anything. These particular sheep are more into garbage than other sheep I have had. Maybe they need more minerals.

Another birthday in our family, Noah our youngest son will be forty on Sunday. It is hard to believe. Time flies when we are having fun. Our oldest child Laura will be fifty-eight in June. How can a young man like me have children that age? I told Laura, in jest, not to tell me when she reaches sixty. Of course I would be proud and feel fortunate to be around when my children are old enough to retire. I have had a great life and it only can get better!

Oh! I cannot believe the craziness in the world. I know that most of it is created by those who are trying desperately to hang on to power. Underneath the craziness some good things are happening. I know the awakening is happening on schedule and I am sure the very craziness we witness helps some people open their eyes.

Every time I go through a bad patch myself I realize how painful it is to ourselves and others to be unloving. The greatest gift we can give to the world is to be happy. Our happiness depends on our loving ourselves. All judgement of others comes from judgements we are making of ourselves. We project our feelings, about ourselves, on others. Especially the judgements we are making of ourselves we don't want to own up to.

Yet we can't make this too complicated. We are works in progress. We must accept ourselves as we are and love ourselves warts and all.

Let us keep our eyes away from the crazy world and look at the people around us. They love us, warts and all! We love them. Look for the beauty that surrounds us. Look for things to celebrate. We are just a thought away from being in paradise.

When we clear our minds from the usual detritus, what do we experience? Is it possible we are happy underneath our silly thoughts? Is it possible our default setting is happiness?

At any moment we can open our hearts and minds and let a universe of love in. Doesn't that feel good!? We can let the illusion of our separation end. We can discover who we really are. Look for love in whomever you meet, you will help them see it in themselves.

BE HAPPY! Have a Happy Friday!

Love and Peace, Gregg