Does happiness exist only when life is going the way I think it should go? Is my plan the only formula for bliss?
My internal dialogue can be negative if I extract it from my head and look,”I will be happy (worry free, peaceful) when my business slows down and I have more free time.”
Today my business has slowed, I have more free time and my mind chatter reveals, “I have no money to be happy.”
It seems I have an excuse to thwart happiness if life doesn’t go as I script. Must I deny myself the privilege? Am I held hostage by refusing the happiness?
Birds chirp outside my window and the sun rays brighten the room, regardless of my personal goals and agendas. Will I ignore their beauty? Do my failed plans always have to overshadow the joy that is staring me in the face?
Today I will not say,”I will be happy when….” I will be happy. It is my choice. Isn’t it?
“The joy of the Lord is my strength.” This came to mind as I read your blog. When we are just looking up to him then those little things we didn’t get done just aren’t as important. We’ll just never be perfect. Only he is. Isn’t it nice we don’t have to be responsible for perfection? …we just strive for excellence (our best) and let God do the rest.