I deserve to be happy.
It is easy to discount or minimize this belief when I look around and
see so many who are suffering and hurting.
How can I feel so good when others are in a depressed and gloomy place?
Is it compassionate and caring to feel content and at peace when others
suffer? Then, I remind myself of the
times when I am sad and remember how encouraged I feel to know that happiness
is possible. I reflect on the times
others have reached out to share comfort and encouragement. Although I may feel jealous or envious of the
joy I see in them, I also recognize that feelings are temporary and soon I will
feel differently. On the other side of sadness is joy. It doesn't have to be all one or all the other.
Happiness is an inside
job after all and not dependent on external events (although it is wonderful when the
outside cooperates). Feeling happy within
myself, at peace with the various fragments of me, reaching out to share hope
with others, and being open to life creates joy. I will allow myself to breathe in the peace I feel inside
and smile. I will share that smile with
those I encounter knowing in this moment I deserve to be happy and so do those
I meet today.
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