themindsjournalposts:
“When you complain you make yourself a victim. Leave the situation, change the situation or accept it. All else is madness.”
— Eckhart Tolle
start with
accepting the current reality
you’re in the situation
because your choices,
your path, led you here
then seek to understand
your own choices
so you can make new, better ones
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
it starts and ends
with owning yourself
your feelings, your experience
no one makes you mad
no one makes you happy
your thoughts lead to your feelings
conscious, acknowledged, or not
change your thinking and
you change your feelings
let your feelings tell you
there’s something to accept
something to understand
something to respond to
rationally, effectively
don’t get in them
don’t chase the rabbits
find the attachment
and sever it, let it go
restart
at any time during the day
when you lose your center
reclaim the rest of your day
don’t wait til tomorrow
pour into each other
from your own supply
without attachment
to their supply
of attention or validation
you create
your own happiness
as well as
your own unhappiness
learn and choose
“You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.”
— Albert Camus (via perfectquote)
happiness is a secondary emotion
just as anger is
happiness comes naturally
unconsciously, effortlessly
out of nonattachment
and a life of gratitude
and contentment
accept reality, what is, is
seek understanding
choose how to respond
out of acceptance and understanding
