by miami | Sep 15, 2006
I am in San Diego at an internet marketing seminar, and posting from the hotel room. I found this cool passage about happiness that makes a ton of sense to me. Tell me what you think!
By Sri Swami Chidananda
Everywhere in this universe, in one respect man’s condition is the same. No matter how vastly different he may be in the outer appearance of his life, different countries, different races, different cultures, different languages, different ways of living, eating, dressing, etc., he may be completely different in all of these aspects, but there is one thing that is the same to all human individuals. And it is this factor that binds them into a global unity. If analyzed, it will be discovered that all humanity is engaged ceaselessly, day after day, from the cradle to the grave, only in trying to avoid painful experiences and in trying to attain that which gives them happiness.
Where to Find Happiness? – Swami Chidananda Answers…
I think he knows what he is talking about!
Miami
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by miami | Sep 13, 2006
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 old enough and we’ll
be more content when they are.
After that, we’re 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 act together,
when we get a nicer car,
are able to go on a nice vacation,
when we retire.
The truth is, there’s 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 decide to be happy
anyway.
One of my favorite 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,
or 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, treasure 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 you are off welfare,
until the first or fifteenth,
until your song comes on,
until you’ve had a drink,
until you’ve sobered up,
until you die,
until you are born again to decide that there is no better time
than right now to be happy.
Happiness is a journey, not a
destination.
Author Unknown
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by miami | Sep 13, 2006
Wonder where I get all my content?
I spend wayyy too much time searching the internet! (My opinion is the internet is bigger than the physical world as it contains all the perceptions of the people on the net where the physical world is filled with mostly just your perceptions!)
At any rate, I often search to see how I am doing in the search engines, and look at others who post information about finding happiness that I can share with you. (I am not the only happiness guru around!)
At http://www.howtobehappy.org Michael Anthony has a cool free ebook you might want to read. He has been at this a while as well.
Title: “How To Be Happy”
Description: This free Happy e-book reveals simple, but profound insights that will help everyone that uses them to live a fulfilled and happy life.
URL: http://www.howtobehappy.org
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HowToBeHappy.org
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by miami | Sep 10, 2006
I find it so interesting when someone seems surprised at the discovery happiness is as simple as postive thinking.
This excerpt from an article in the Gannett News Service today shows what I mean.
Sometimes it’s hard to be happy in a hell-in-a-handbasket world. The war in Iraq, the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the crisis in the Middle East and starvation in Africa can leave us with heavy hearts.
But a concept gaining ground in the field of psychology could provide some help. Positive psychology, which studies how optimistic people prevail, is developing a following after a decade of research. Those who study the science of happiness say learning to emphasize the positive over the negative could tip the scales.
The quest for optimism is not new. Buddha contemplated the nature of happiness around 500 B.C. America’s founders codified it as a worthy pursuit in the Declaration of Independence.
In 1952, New York minister Norman Vincent Peale published “The Power of Positive Thinking,” a mass-market book that proved inspirational to millions and continues to spread its upbeat message.
PoughkeepsieJournal.com – Come on, get happy
As the article states Buddha was doing this 2500 years ago! When can we start learning (or relearning this lesson?
Miami
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