All I ever remember wanting is happiness. When I was a child, I wanted to be, do and have many, many things, but the driving force was always happiness. The adolescent version of me thought having things would bring happiness, a pair of Nike Air Jordans and being popular were at the top of my list. I've still not owned a pair of Jordans and I never became popular. I'd like to say I made it through high school happy, but I was always sad about something, feeling like a victim to my circumstances. I've spent years delaying happiness, thinking when I have or accomplish this or that, i'll be happy. As an adult, I was challenged to a new way of thinking. Just be happy. Could it be so simple? Just be happy? Choose to be happy? Is it a choice? Absolutely! Life is all about choices, regardless of circumstances we have a choice of how we are BEING. Now that I am older I realize things can't make me truly happy. Sure things are enjoyable and fun to have, but I am so grateful to know being happy is a choice. I've spent years delaying happiness, thinking when I have or accomplish this or that, i'll be happy.
This way of thinking spills over to all facets of our life. Taking action toward what we want is the key to getting it -happiness, health, love, etc. If you want happiness, wanting happiness does not bring happiness, however, choosing to be happy brings more happiness. Replace this with anything you find yourself wanting. Stop wanting and just be. Let's use weight loss as an example. Weight loss is a result of being healthy. Though one may want to lose weight, the more efficient way of losing weight is to just be healthy. Healthy people make certain lifestyle choices. Those choices will lead to weight loss. I realize this is a simplistic way of looking at life. But things are never as complicated as we make them out to be.
