Jul 22, 2008

Happiness

I'm sick today!!! Guess must be because yesterday sitting in the cold and waiting for him...

Anyway, not going to say much today. Just posting something I've written a LONG LONG time ago....



HAPPINESS


We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another.


Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't enough and we'll be more contented when they are.


After that we are frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage.


We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her acts together, when we get a nicer car, are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire.


The truth is, theres no better time to be happy than right now.
If not now, when?


Your life will ALWAYS
be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to yourself and decided to be happy anyway.


One of my favourite quotes comes from Alfred D Souza. He said,

" For a long time, it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life."


This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness.


HAPPINESS IS THE WAY.



So, reassure every moment that you have. And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time, and remember that TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE.



So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid off, until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until the first or fifteenth, until your songs comes on, until you've had a drink, until you sobered up, until you die, until you are born again to decide that there's no better time than right now to be happy.


Happiness is a journey not a destination.




WORK LIKE YOU DON'T NEED THE MONEY.

LOVE LIKE YOU'VE NEVER BEEN HURT.

AND DANCE LIKE NO ONE'S WATCHING.

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