When we can't access our
inner resources, we come to the flawed conclusion that
happiness and fulfillment come only from external
events. Sarah Ban Breathnach, Simple Abundance
Good morning! I don't know about you, but I have made
this mistake before. I have spent time continually
looking for happiness in the external. The problem with
that search is that our happiness becomes co-dependent.
Instead of having a well to draw on from within, we
require external events to "lift us up." Not only is
that unfair to the events or people we are relying upon,
it is unfair to ourselves because the happiness we
create is conditional
We all deserve unconditional joy and happiness within
our own heart. We deserve to have that sense of peace
internally, regardless of what is happening around us.
The intensity of that happiness might fluctuate with
what our external world offers, but it is there
nonetheless.
Sarah is very accurate in her assessment. When we can't
(or choose not to) access our inner resources, is when
we look to the external to "fill us up." Since we can't
figure out how to create the reality we need, we turn to
others and ask or expect them to do it for us.
To break out of that mold, we have to access our inner
resources. We have to learn the skills to turn our
questions inward instead of outward. We have to accept
responsibility that happiness begins right where we are,
not outside of where we are.
How do we do this? There are many things in life we
can't or don't control, but we do control our attitude
and our perceptions. After we accept that fact, we
create a space in our life to access those inner
resources. We create quiet time, reflection time. We
engage in activities that promote self-awareness,
self-discovery, and self-reflection. We feed our souls
with positive affirmations and positive people. We turn
away and don't accept the negative into our thoughts and
perceptions. We embrace that which nurtures us, we
reject the rest.
Your Turn:
Get out your calendar and schedule in a space for
self-reflection and self-discovery. Choose to look
inward versus outward in order to begin discovering
lasting joy in your daily life.
Your affirmation:
Within me is everything I need to experience lasting
joy.
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