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Happy Within?
Have you ever thought about how happy you are within yourself, your very being? When you get up in the morning, are you happy to greet the day? Do you think, "What possibilities lie ahead? Will God's hand touch me today? Will I let Him, (maybe through other people) touch me? Can I recognize He's there? Can I look forward to whatever the day has to offer?
How do I see the people in my life? Am I glad to see the people around me? Do I feel happy the day has
begun? Do I feel happy and sing in the shower? Do I ever think, "Can I compliment three people, helping each to have a better day?"
Well, maybe people might think you are an idiot, if you were like that every day. Life has its ups and downs. No one can be happy all the time, but we do have a choice how we react to things. We can't live a pipe dream. We can't blame everyone and everything for robbing us of our happiness. There are people out there that rob themselves of their happiness, by blaming every- one else for their own unhappiness, their own inadequacies.
People in general, are truly insecure creatures. We look for approval. We look for others to make us happy. We think, "This person should call on the phone?" My family isn't acting like I'm alive. Don't they know I need them? I want them to react the way, "I want them to react."
Think of a person who has a dependent personality. That kind of person is insecure and needs always to be needed, or wanted or controlled. It is hard to be secure as a person, within our self and be confident. It is easier to find faults with others, because it gives us an excuse why we don't reach out to new people, reach to our family more, or try to even help other people, or start new friendships. We can blame the people in front of us for our unhappiness. Reaching out to others can be scary. Making new friends and plotting new ways takes boldness.
I remember when I got sick with multiple sclerosis, and I couldn't do the things the way I'd always done them. I couldn't be perfect. I wanted to hide. I didn't want people to see me. I drew inward. I cried for a year. It's a wonder the people that loved me, stayed near me. I became insecure. Luckily, my true nature, with God's helping hand, lifted me up and said, "You're still there. You're still the same person. Find your joy! Happiness is within you." Be happy and relax.
Happiness is a choice. Every day when we wake up, we have a choice. That choice is to decide if we are going to be happy. Am I secure within myself, can I feel good, even if health problems present them- selves? Can I make the most out of what is before me? Do I want to be happy, or do I want to be right? Now that is the question. Does it really matter? Sometimes we dwell on things that really don't matter, in the full scheme of things, of life.
Love is a choice. Love is the thing we all depend on to help us be happy. We want that kiss, that tender touch, or smile. "So his dirty clothes are on the floor. So she talks too much. Oh, where did all the money disappear? Everything is his fault! Everything is her fault! She usually doesn't talk nicely to me. He has dirty language." What do we want to focus on? Love is a choice!
A "faith walk" can help anyone with anything. Faith keeps me going, believing tomorrow will be better. Faith helps me be happy within myself. I don't want to complain about anyone. I just want to work on my inner self. Reinhold Niebuhr wrote the Serenity Prayer that helps any of us work on being happy within ourselves. He wrote: "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference."
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