RISE UP
Happiness is not something you hope to find it is a state of being. It isn't some elusive emotion that others have and you are not entitled to it. When you wake up today or any day you have a series of choices to make. One is, who am I going to allow to control my joy today. Another choice is how many people am I going to share a warm friendly smile to. You can decide right now to be happy even in whatever situation you currently find yourself. I find it rather interesting that someone can be having what they think is a bad day and then they here of something tragic that happens to someone and they suddenly rethink their own problems and realize how small they really are.
Why is happiness so hard to come by and when you have it so difficult to keep? There is no magic formula that allows some people to feel the joy others can't seem to find. The short answer is to live life in the present and live it to the fullest. There is NO WAY to enjoy life if your goal is to create pain for others. I often mention to people that are struggling with relationships that they themselves may be the problem. You very well may be sucking the joy right out of someone else's life and trust me if that is the case you are draining it from yourself too.
Take a look around you and take stock of what you have. If you have trouble appreciating what you do have because you are so focused on what you think you don't have there is little hope that anything will bring you happiness. You see God created in us exactly what we need to find peace on this earth. We have a mind, heart, and soul and when they are in unison the forces of nature cannot rob you of your happiness.
Hundreds of people write to me and share their stories of pain and believe me I know they are real. These same people in most cases conclude by telling me how much grace God gave them in the difficult times. It is hard to see the sunshine when the rain is pouring down and the clouds are thick but it is there. Storms will pass and the sun will shine that is a fact. The same being that created the sun and the storm created in you the ability to rise up and be the best you can be.
We go to great lengths to place limits on our lives. We go to greater lengths to place limits on the lives of others. Decide right now to live today without the limits you have placed on yourself. Do better than yesterdays best and go farther then you have ever gone before. Have a compassionate heart to everyone you meet today and consider that the smile you share may be the only one someone else gets. Rise up and rise above the bitterness you have placed in your life. Be kind and considerate in all of your endeavors. You and only you control the amount of joy you are willing to let in to your life.
Remember what I often say "you don't have to be great to finish but you do have to start to be great". Let's get started right now in making this day the best it truly can be. If it is to be it is up to me.
peace be with you
Dale
Why is happiness so hard to come by and when you have it so difficult to keep? There is no magic formula that allows some people to feel the joy others can't seem to find. The short answer is to live life in the present and live it to the fullest. There is NO WAY to enjoy life if your goal is to create pain for others. I often mention to people that are struggling with relationships that they themselves may be the problem. You very well may be sucking the joy right out of someone else's life and trust me if that is the case you are draining it from yourself too.
Take a look around you and take stock of what you have. If you have trouble appreciating what you do have because you are so focused on what you think you don't have there is little hope that anything will bring you happiness. You see God created in us exactly what we need to find peace on this earth. We have a mind, heart, and soul and when they are in unison the forces of nature cannot rob you of your happiness.
Hundreds of people write to me and share their stories of pain and believe me I know they are real. These same people in most cases conclude by telling me how much grace God gave them in the difficult times. It is hard to see the sunshine when the rain is pouring down and the clouds are thick but it is there. Storms will pass and the sun will shine that is a fact. The same being that created the sun and the storm created in you the ability to rise up and be the best you can be.
We go to great lengths to place limits on our lives. We go to greater lengths to place limits on the lives of others. Decide right now to live today without the limits you have placed on yourself. Do better than yesterdays best and go farther then you have ever gone before. Have a compassionate heart to everyone you meet today and consider that the smile you share may be the only one someone else gets. Rise up and rise above the bitterness you have placed in your life. Be kind and considerate in all of your endeavors. You and only you control the amount of joy you are willing to let in to your life.
Remember what I often say "you don't have to be great to finish but you do have to start to be great". Let's get started right now in making this day the best it truly can be. If it is to be it is up to me.
peace be with you
Dale
Comments