Tag Archives: happiness
Are You Growing or Groaning to Happiness?
The playwright George Bernard Shaw said, “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” Read this quotation again because you must get this before you will be happy. Although you will have plenty of help along the way, … Continue reading
7 Ways to Heal Pain that Binds Us
Our lives should be filled with joy, right? It’s our spiritual heritage, right? So why then is there so much pain and suffering in the world? And what, if anything, can we do about it? Are we just supposed to … Continue reading
Program Your Sleep for Happiness
What you watch on television at night can affect your mood the next day. So, what are you doing watching shoot-em-up television shows or the news before you fall asleep, or please-don’t-say-it, even while you fall asleep? What pre-sleep suggestions … Continue reading
Are You Receiving Gifts or Trying to Learn Lessons?
People have told me that Planet Earth is a school, and we are here to learn our lessons. I disagree. I believe we are here to love. That’s it. Just to love. When we love, we see all that comes … Continue reading
Creating Happiness Grooves
Think of unhappiness as a groove worn into your brain from a constant flow of unhappy thoughts like a creek worn from water erosion. As humans, we tend to return to the familiar, even if the familiar is painful. By … Continue reading
Living Life as a Prayer
For years my prayer was to live my life as a prayer. It took many more years to come to understand what that meant, and had I known, I just might not have prayed so hard . . . or … Continue reading
Loving Rainbows
I love rainbows. I love the diversity of all the different expressions of red to orange to purple to pink to blue to green to yellow. I love the burst of different colors; it’s the differences that make the beauty … Continue reading
Moments of Joy: Quiet Moments
I sit in the moment, and let the moment be what it is. Pleasure comes from watching the dance of the candle flame. Joy comes from watching Lily, my cat, watch me. Peace comes from feeling my breath move deep … Continue reading
Giving is a circle that returns to us
To prosper we must keep our wealth in circulation, which means we must give as well as receive. When we are not giving, we are in the energy of lack. When we give freely from our hearts, we are open … Continue reading