Can I be happy enduring an overload of gray skies, buckets of rain and squishy sod?
“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude” Shelley Riutta
You mean, life can be good even though I’ve yet to take that Caribbean cruise?
If I decide to book that, my clothes/accessories won’t sport the coveted labels. Will that spoil my fun?
My savings account isn’t growing very fast. Worrying doesn’t seem to help. Does that mean I am a failure?
And it is such an aggravation that chocolate malts don’t taste like they used to. In frustration I have tossed half full cups of mediocre ones.
Taking a bait and switch approach helps a heap. During the rainy days I have read some intriguing novels, letting myself indulge in fiction.
It has been said that the most pleasure from a vacation comes from the planning and anticipation rather than the destination itself. Some truth in that.
What fun I’ve had on infrequent shopping trips (I’d rather be reading) finding a ‘perfect’ dress or blouse or pair of shoes at a pittance.
Might be a good habit to put $$ saved into that account, but they go for gas in my search of the best chocolate ice cream.
The greatest contentment, though, has come from the company of kindred spirits as I strive to become a genuine soul whose company is worth having. Life is too unpredictable to base happiness on what we have or where we go. Better to bank on becoming one who can weather the storms with hope and appreciation for those silver linings others help us see. Enjoying now on our journey to become more rather than to acquire more may be a major key to happiness.
