The same is true for happiness. Happiness is something you do. Being miserable, and with my life on the line, I decided I’d better find happiness in my life and be grateful for it, soon. At the end of every day, I would write down 5 things I was grateful for, and at least two of them had to be about me. At first, it was so hard. All day long I would be in alert mode, scanning my surroundings for something I could be grateful for. As with everything, finding happiness in my own life got easier with practice. Looking at my life differently, I learned to find happiness in the smallest of things, birds singing, clean sheets, a stranger’s kindness, the sparkle in my eyes, the flexibility of my mind. Nowadays, I only write the list now and then to remind myself of its purpose.  It’s a simple list, but it has turned around my perspective on life. By bringing happiness, gratitude and awe to everything I do, I have created an eternal source of happiness in my life. Make no mistake, I have my off days, but happiness is always within hand’s reach.

Of Chambers as the Cedars -
Impregnable of Eye -
And for an Everlasting Roof -
The Gambrels  of the Sky -

Of Visitors - the fairest -
For Occupations - This -
The spreading wide of my narrow Hands -
To gather Paradise -

Emily Dickinson

the unconditional love and
pure joy of a two year old

imaginative play 
and unbridled creativity

fresh beginnings
and new opportunities

constructive thoughts
and positive energy 

a happiness
that comes from your core

a holy awe that 
opens the mind to being

the spiritual freedom
to express your true self

the awareness of
a purpose greater than you 

God’s presence
and eternal being 

 the deep peace
of knowing God

I have learned that accepting all its lessons with grace, creates maximum opportunity for gratitude Being grateful for everything that comes your way, creates abundance in unimaginable ways. Recognizing the abundance in everything, ruins the illusion of loss and scarcity. Without fear, true happiness will be yours, it will be the undercurrent in your life.

When you love Life as it is, you will know, again, the unshakable core of your being.

Understand that everything comes from one source. Everything is, has been and will always be there. You are part of a timeless and giving Universe. Ask with faith and passion and your consciousness will expand to the origin of everything, the space before creation, where all potential lies dormant, where time and space are irrelevant. The answer to your question was there all along. Open your heart and mind to all the possible answers the Universe has to offer.  Be be grateful for the opportunity that will present itself.

can be found anywhere, anytime. Even in the backgarden, uncomfortably on your knees, looking through the lens of a camera.

I know life can seem far from perfect. It can seem chaotic, troublesome and painful. It can even seem not worth living.

Still. What if life is perfect? What if circumstance is only external appearance? What if this day, this hour, this moment right now can teach you all you need to know to grow into who you really are, to feel whole again?

What I know for sure. When you see life as an opportunity for growth, Life becomes meaningful. When you look at what life has to offer, Life becomes abundant. When you find the blessing in a disaster, Life becomes peaceful.  When you accept life as it is, Life becomes perfect.

Some people shine so brightly, they are a shining example to others. We are drawn to these people because of their healing light. We want to be with them because through their lives we recognize our own potential greatnes.

The light of some people, however,  is so obscured it seems extinct. We instinctively avoid these people. It doesn’t feel good to be around them. Their presence depletes us. They rob us of light. 

Whichever quality your light may have, know that it is always there. It may be weak, obscured by past trauma, by lies and shame, but it is always there. Whatever your story, know that you’re not broken. You are whole. You are light. You are meant to shine.

Just shine your light as bright as you can and your light will grow. Shine your light and it’s truth will set you free. Accept it’s invitation to go through the dark into the  light. Let it lead you through your pain and you will be healed. The veils that shroud your light will be lifted, if you consciously be the best you can.

Life’s beauty and unlimited potential are available to me always. All I need is to be present. Be prepared to meet Life in everyone I encounter. Be willing to see Life in everything I come across. Life is omnipresent. To acknowledge its presence in everything, even the seemingly unimportant, creates meaning in unimaginable ways.  Namaste.