Step out onto the street and ask 100 people what their main purpose in life is and everyone will probably give you an answer relating to the well known idea of lifetime happiness. But what does it really mean to live a happy life? How will we create a deeply happy life on such an emotion that's 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 and be more cheerful, we just are that way. But oh when we are unhappy, upset , or mad, we try and do all types of things to get ourselves out of it. We attempt to kick the sensation, manipulate it, and exit out of it as fast as we truly can. Even worse, we attempt to ignore those feelings and rise high above them as if we actually could create that sort of ladder for ourselves.
There's significant danger in this because if you make a shakey ladder of ascension, you will always come across life's amazing way of ripping the rug out from underneath 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 pinch of chaos and some madness in your life. Start diving into the parts of your life that may not be the best places to go. You know, that place called the past, especially the places that hold negative memories. The 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 remotely. If you can find this middle ground in the darkness, staying very close to the destructive feelings without being consumed by them, you will certianly find out some pretty fascinating things about yourself.
Chaos and a little bit of craziness... those are great things. You want that energy flowing through you, and if you can harness it and create art with it, whatever that art might be, the possibilities are endless. Many think that only good places create good feelings. But in actuality, deep happiness, love, compassion, those all important characteristics we'd like for ourselves, can come from the darkness, chaos, and madness. We suspect that darkness only implies darkness. But could there be the presence of light, joy, and positive features even in the roughest moments of our lives? I would have to say yes.
Perhaps, we shouldn't be searching for happiness in any way. Maybe... we ought to be looking to dive within ourselves as much as possible and come to places of understanding and compassion. When we are open to all things, truly open to life's limitlessness, then anything can happen. When we are O.K with that fact, things begin to get really get exciting.
Simply a thought.
When we are happy, we are just happy. We don't make an effort to do anything with it or try and be more cheerful, we just are that way. But oh when we are unhappy, upset , or mad, we try and do all types of things to get ourselves out of it. We attempt to kick the sensation, manipulate it, and exit out of it as fast as we truly can. Even worse, we attempt to ignore those feelings and rise high above them as if we actually could create that sort of ladder for ourselves.
There's significant danger in this because if you make a shakey ladder of ascension, you will always come across life's amazing way of ripping the rug out from underneath 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 pinch of chaos and some madness in your life. Start diving into the parts of your life that may not be the best places to go. You know, that place called the past, especially the places that hold negative memories. The 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 remotely. If you can find this middle ground in the darkness, staying very close to the destructive feelings without being consumed by them, you will certianly find out some pretty fascinating things about yourself.
Chaos and a little bit of craziness... those are great things. You want that energy flowing through you, and if you can harness it and create art with it, whatever that art might be, the possibilities are endless. Many think that only good places create good feelings. But in actuality, deep happiness, love, compassion, those all important characteristics we'd like for ourselves, can come from the darkness, chaos, and madness. We suspect that darkness only implies darkness. But could there be the presence of light, joy, and positive features even in the roughest moments of our lives? I would have to say yes.
Perhaps, we shouldn't be searching for happiness in any way. Maybe... we ought to be looking to dive within ourselves as much as possible and come to places of understanding and compassion. When we are open to all things, truly open to life's limitlessness, then anything can happen. When we are O.K with that fact, things begin to get really get exciting.
Simply 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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