Happiness consists not in having, but of being, not of possessing, but of enjoying. It is the warm glow of a heart at peace with itself.
— Norman Vincent Peale
Being happy and peaceful has nothing to do with circumstances. I think we often confuse obtaining more and being more with being happy. We think if we get that great job, make more money, have a bigger place, meet our soul mate then we can have a life that we love. It’s always on the other side and around the next corner.
I have heard myself say many times, “When I get through this, then things will be better.” It’s always about the next thing. It always seems that happiness is in the future.
Happiness is a choice and you choose to be happy right now regardless of your circumstances. There have been people in prison who have learned to find peace and happiness within while there are many walking free in the streets living in their own prison. It really comes down to what’s going on inside you.
If you strip everything away, who are you? What are you about? The stuff and the distractions are just that. Can you just be? Can you stop putting your happiness in the future? Life is now!
Today I am grateful for this moment with my sweet pups enjoying all the love that they give.
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