turn all that hurt you

to your benefit

thoughtkick:
“If you want to be happy, you have to be happy on purpose. When you wake up, you can’t just wait to see what kind of day you’ll have. You have to decide what kind of day you’ll have.”
— Joel Osteen

happiness is a result

of focus

a choice made

to focus

on all that is good in your life

all that you have

to be thankful for

a spiritual posture

an attitude

of gratitude

so consistently chosen

that it forms a heart

of contentment and joy

spacebetweenthespaces:

“The pain that you create now is always some form of nonacceptance, some form of unconscious resistance to what is. On the level of thought, the resistance is some form of judgment.”

—

Eckhart Tolle

in pain? hurting?

upset? irritated? frustrated?

worse?

you’re not accepting reality

in some way, in some place

detach from outcomes

release the negative judgment

of where you are

if you could be anywhere else

if you could have made better choices

you would have

focus on all you have

to appreciate and be thankful for

discover contentment and its companion

natural happiness

and out of acceptance

of now

of your present reality

and how you got there

see yourself

see your choices

see your mindset

see your cognitive distortions

the filters over your perceptions

that distort

all you see

magnifying and disqualifying

release your attachments

the places you’ve tied

your happiness to specific outcomes

and just peacefully work with reality

stack the deck for the future

you want to live in

restart

at any time during the day

when you lose your center

reclaim the rest of your day

don’t wait til tomorrow

you create

your own happiness

as well as

your own unhappiness

learn and choose

thoughtkick:

“Dont cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.”

— Dr. Seuss (via perfectquote)

let go of this moment

so the next moment

can be experienced

savored, appreciated

contentment

and non-attachment

in the present

start with a mindset

of thankfulness, gratitude, appreciation

be thankful

there are thorn bushes

that grow roses

instead of complaining

that roses have thorns

no. caring isn’t the issue.

the more attached you are,

the more you are increasing

your inevitable suffering

enjoy

this moment

all that it brings

without attachment

to it continuing

enjoy the journey

without attachment to the destination

to busy

worrying about living

to stop and live