Little joys in life...

The mighty sea cannot sink a ship unless its waters get inside the ship; likewise, all the negativity around you has no power to sink you, unless you let it seep into your spirit - Anon

One thing life has taught me is that, happiness comes from the heart.
Joy is a first-party accessory and you can never acquire it from someone else.

Another is that little bundles of joy cannot be enjoyed unless there is a pre-existing component for of joy. Much like making yogurt - you need some bacteria to produce more bacteria to create your yogurt!!

You cannot find happiness where there is none, you have to be willing to be happy before something else makes you happy.
You cannot enjoy life if you cannot recognize bundles of joy for what they are; JOY!!

A newborn baby is often reffered as a bundle of joy, not because they brought joy to the household, but because they ADDED to the list of joys in that home. For a baby to be a delight, the parents must first be delighted already.

If you hook up with someone, hoping that THEY will make you happy, you will only suck out the joy in them and you end up as one miserable pair.

On the other hand, if you meet someone and develop a relationship, being happy with yourself, you will inevitably spread that joy into that person's life and they will glow like a light bulb - this applies to all relationships- why we marry, why we have children, why we adopt pets - all relationships we form should not be motivated for the SELF.

It is more pleasurable when a relationship is developed for anything but the self - when the only true reason you hang out with this other entity is just joy.

Life and its wake-up calls...
Life is funny - things that are best for us are given subtly; most often they do not seem important, until they are taken away from us..

I call them wake-up calls. They are the rude reminders of the things we take for granted, or we think are useless.

When they go, we imagine that its good riddance.. Hardly mourn.. Until something goes wrong and we begin to understand the important role they played..

But we are talking about joys..

So, live life to the fullest.
Do what makes you happy.
Walk away from what robs you of your joy.
Appreciate those who are loyal to you, and reciprocate the loyalty.

This is Serenity.
Life is Beautiful

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※  Recovery of the body: Mind and Spirit
※  Love and faith....
※  (STOLEN) you don't owe ANYONE an explanation
※  Marching on..
※  Learn to let go..
※ Of anchors and tugboats..

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