Choosing Happiness
It’s actually your choice
Did you know that happiness is up to you?
It’s actually your choice.
You can choose to be happy instead of waiting around for it to suddenly appear out of nowhere one day and land in your lap. Happiness is called upon and cultivated.
It’s actually your choice.
You can choose to be happy instead of waiting around for it to suddenly appear out of nowhere one day and land in your lap. Happiness is called upon and cultivated.
I
am the Creator of My Own Thoughts
Now keep in mind, this is my
personal perspective of happiness. You might have a different view. Everyone
has a unique view point, especially where emotion is concerned. But,
nonetheless, I like my outlook on happiness. It helps me to see that I am the
creator of my own thoughts and state of mind. It is my choice what feeling I
choose to have on any given day. This does not mean I don’t go with the flow of
feelings, but that I can choose at any given moment to change what it is I
desire.
For example, if I am having a hectic day, and I do have my share, I can choose
to be breathless with activity or I can remind myself to stop and choose to be
calm. I can go out for a walk and embrace the beauty that surrounds me and
choose to experience that aesthetic as appreciation, gratitude, joy or
numbness. I can choose to vacate and disconnect from my feelings, I can space
out and be oblivious, or I can call upon the grace of the moment and be one
with the beauty. These are all options.
We Have the Power to Choose
I think we as a society, collectively lose sight of how
power-full we really are. I mean really full of power. We have the power to
choose. It is something we are born with. No one has the power to take that
away from us. It is our birthright.
The key to owning that power fully, is to accept that you are a rightful heir to it. Knowing that you are empowered within to choose your emotion, to choose how you respond or react to something, is all up to you. It is all choice.
The key to owning that power fully, is to accept that you are a rightful heir to it. Knowing that you are empowered within to choose your emotion, to choose how you respond or react to something, is all up to you. It is all choice.
Choosing Powerlessness
Many times, our childhood experiences and life learning
gear us away from our power. We learned to give it all away, to quietly accept
whatever happens to us, without question, without standing up and saying ‘No!’
We have become a passive society of powerless and uninspired automatons, going
along with the crowd. It’s a sad state of affairs that we have been raised in. Somewhere
along the line, a standard was laid out and we are ‘expected’ to magically meet
this invisible ‘standard’ by compromising and living according to someone
else’s perspectives. Where is the happiness in that?
I guess that leads me back to my original statement.
Choosing happiness is a choice.
Anytime you choose, you are making a decision. You are engaging your power.
Think about how you are feeling right now. How long has it been since you chose what you wanted to feel?
I am not suggesting that you go into a state of denial if you are in trauma, but I am suggesting that you insert a new option for yourself. Instead of sitting in pain, decide for 10 minutes that you will focus on happiness.
How does it make you feel? Are you lighter? Was a burden lifted? Even if it was a mere 10 minutes, it was a starting point. It was a choice. Would you rather go through life choosing happiness and drawing happy experiences to you, or by sitting in pain and expecting the worst, thereby feeling the worst?
It is still a choice.
It is your choice.
I guess that leads me back to my original statement.
Choosing happiness is a choice.
Anytime you choose, you are making a decision. You are engaging your power.
Think about how you are feeling right now. How long has it been since you chose what you wanted to feel?
I am not suggesting that you go into a state of denial if you are in trauma, but I am suggesting that you insert a new option for yourself. Instead of sitting in pain, decide for 10 minutes that you will focus on happiness.
How does it make you feel? Are you lighter? Was a burden lifted? Even if it was a mere 10 minutes, it was a starting point. It was a choice. Would you rather go through life choosing happiness and drawing happy experiences to you, or by sitting in pain and expecting the worst, thereby feeling the worst?
It is still a choice.
It is your choice.
Why Not Choose to Experience Happiness?
I ask only that this stirs a thought within you. It is my
hope that you will look at the power you possess and carpe diem – seize the
day! Make a choice! Choose to experience happiness in your life.
It’s all up to you.
Enjoy – or not- it’s your choice.
It’s all up to you.
Enjoy – or not- it’s your choice.
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