Step out onto the street and ask 100 different people what their main life goal is and everyone will often give you an answer relating to the well known idea of lifetime happiness. But what does it essentially mean to live a happy life? How do we really make ourselves a satisfied life on such an emotion that truly is as momentary as any other emotion in the book? I mean, in theory this sounds like a really great idea...but how is it actually done?
When we are happy, we are just happy. We don't make an effort to do anything with it or try to be more cheerful, we just are that way. But oh when we are unhappy, upset , or sad, we try and do all kinds of things to get ourselves out of it. We try to really kick the sensation, manipulate it, and exit out of it as speedily as we can. Even worse, we try and ignore those uncontrollable emotions and ascend above them as if we actually could create that sort of ladder for ourselves.
There's serious danger in this because if you fashion a shakey ladder of ascension, you may always come across life's wondrous way of ripping the rug out from under you at the most inconvenient time, and you will try and take a small step back on the ladder rung below, only to unfortunately find that it's not there. Where are you headed? Directly to the bottom. Bam. Flat on your back.
So what can we actually do?
Court a tiny bit of chaos and some madness in your life. Start diving into the parts of your life that won't be the most fun places to go. You know, that place called the past, especially the places that hold negative memories. The real secret is to get your hand close enough to the frying pan to feel the heat and not burn yourself. You should also prevent yourself from staying so far away that you can't feel the heat at all. If you can find this middle ground in the darkness, staying near to the destructive feelings without being consumed by them, you will certianly find out some pretty interesting things about yourself.
Chaos and a little insanity... those are good things. You want that energy flowing through you, and if you can harness it and create art with it, whatever that art may be, the opportunities are unlimited. Many think that only good places create good thoughts and emotions. However, happiness, love, compassion, those all significant positive traits we wish for ourselves, can come from the darkness, chaos, and a little bit of madness. We believe that darkness only implies darkness. But could there be the presence of light, joy, and positive qualities even in the roughest moments of our lives? I would need to say yes.
Maybe we shouldn't be looking for this concept of happiness in the slightest. Perhaps we should really be seeking to dive within ourselves as much as practicable and come to places of understanding and compassion. When we are open to all things, truly open to life's limitlessness, then anything can occur. When we are okay with that fact, things begin to get ridiculously exciting.
Merely a thought.
When we are happy, we are just happy. We don't make an effort to do anything with it or try to be more cheerful, we just are that way. But oh when we are unhappy, upset , or sad, we try and do all kinds of things to get ourselves out of it. We try to really kick the sensation, manipulate it, and exit out of it as speedily as we can. Even worse, we try and ignore those uncontrollable emotions and ascend above them as if we actually could create that sort of ladder for ourselves.
There's serious danger in this because if you fashion a shakey ladder of ascension, you may always come across life's wondrous way of ripping the rug out from under you at the most inconvenient time, and you will try and take a small step back on the ladder rung below, only to unfortunately find that it's not there. Where are you headed? Directly to the bottom. Bam. Flat on your back.
So what can we actually do?
Court a tiny bit of chaos and some madness in your life. Start diving into the parts of your life that won't be the most fun places to go. You know, that place called the past, especially the places that hold negative memories. The real secret is to get your hand close enough to the frying pan to feel the heat and not burn yourself. You should also prevent yourself from staying so far away that you can't feel the heat at all. If you can find this middle ground in the darkness, staying near to the destructive feelings without being consumed by them, you will certianly find out some pretty interesting things about yourself.
Chaos and a little insanity... those are good things. You want that energy flowing through you, and if you can harness it and create art with it, whatever that art may be, the opportunities are unlimited. Many think that only good places create good thoughts and emotions. However, happiness, love, compassion, those all significant positive traits we wish for ourselves, can come from the darkness, chaos, and a little bit of madness. We believe that darkness only implies darkness. But could there be the presence of light, joy, and positive qualities even in the roughest moments of our lives? I would need to say yes.
Maybe we shouldn't be looking for this concept of happiness in the slightest. Perhaps we should really be seeking to dive within ourselves as much as practicable and come to places of understanding and compassion. When we are open to all things, truly open to life's limitlessness, then anything can occur. When we are okay with that fact, things begin to get ridiculously exciting.
Merely a thought.
About the Author:
Evan Sanders is the author of The Words Of Encouragement, a website dedicated to bringing great encouraging content to viewers in search for some deeper meaning in life. If you liked this post, dive into this fantastic batch of happy life quotes that will bring a smile to your face no matter what mood you are in.
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