We found him.
Osama Bin Baby…
He wasn’t like the other guy hooked up to a kidney dialysis machine in a cave that you couldn’t find for a long time even though your military has satellites that can read the face of dime on the street.
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Joy
I prefer joy over happiness.
Happiness comes from happenstance. The root meaning to this word is ‘lucky’. The pursuit of happiness is too risky for me. It kind of implies that circumstances need to be just right.
Joy is different. Joy is radiance and radiance has a core. This core is deep inside of you. The question is what are we radiating? Do we have a joy that radiates from our core or are we troubled, hoping that circumstances will be just right one day?
You do not need to change any circumstance in your life in order to feel joy right now.
Here’s a simple exercise:
Take 3 deep breaths and let your shoulders drop. Smile (even if it’s fake). Remember a simple moment in your past where you experienced joy or laughter. Recall everything that you can about that experience and recreate that feeling of joy. Remind yourself that this feeling is always present and does not require anyone or anything to make it so. Practice this until you can just say the word “joy” and your heart feels lighter.
This is the core of who we are.
We are like suns. We radiate outward. We also receive but that is secondary to what we give.
Happy
Happy is a very simple word.
This world can seem chaotic and out of control. I think this freaks a lot of us out at times. The world is what it is. There is freedom in relinquishing what we believe is our control of things. In this relinquishing, we have a shot at being happy.
Happy is the icing on a contentment cake. I don’t need to change anything. I can just simply look upon the world with happiness lest I allow my attachments to block this.
Imagine yourself recently dead and floating slowly away from Earth. Don’t be afraid. Just let go. Would you be concerned with the fact that you didn’t get the laundry done today? Would your heart hurt because you left something unsaid to someone you love? If yes, fix it now.
Or would you float off with a smile looking back on all your relationships, stupid mistakes, loving moments, angry moments and the shit you worked so hard to maintain? Could you just simply see it all for what it is today and smile knowing that it is temporary and most importantly… for you to learn from and enjoy?
I almost missed my post today and received messages from caring friends wondering if I was ok. It fills me with joy to know that people care and further that they know that I care too. It’s a nice circle.
If I was floating from Earth today, I probably wouldn’t be concerned with my post a day challenge for a year. lol. I would however considerably miss those in my life. Regardless, I would be smiling because I think that I get what this experience is all about and I’m ok with that.
In the words of Reid’s wife Linda:
BE HAPPY!
