"Letting go is an act of strength and courage. It
helps healing
begin, frees you of the weight of the past, and opens doors to a
new future."
~From the book, Lift Me
Up by Stephanie Tourlea
Good morning!
What is
on the list you mentally keep of "things that will make you happy?" I
used to have a long list. I needed some more "me" time, I needed more
one-on-one time with my daughter or spouse or friends. I needed more
money or less debt. Interestingly, one of things that I have found that
is most helpful in creating happiness right here and now is to throw
out your list of "what I need to be happy."
Happiness
isn't gained when we achieve something. When we achieve something we
gain only that which we were trying to achieve. Happiness is created,
moment-to-moment by choice. It isn't waiting anywhere for us, it is
already here.
Here
are a few more valuable happiness quotes:
"Happiness
is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp,
but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you."
~Nathaniel Hawthorne
"We tend to forget that happiness doesn't
come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of
recognizing and appreciating what we do have."
~Frederick Keonig
Your Turn:
Let go of the concept that happiness comes with achievement. Realize
happiness is right here, right now. Commit to discovering it.
Your affirmation:
I choose to be happy.
Your
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