Being Happy

I was a seeker of happiness because I was miserable. Nothing made me happy. All I did was to go through the daily motion of responsibilities and hoping that something would happen to make me happy. When it did happen, it lasted for a while. I kept looking out from different windows waiting for the star of happiness to shine upon me.

Needless to say, I did not find it because it does not exist as a lost and found item! The treasure of happiness has always been inside me. I was too wrapped up in my unhappiness burrito blanket to be able to see my own bad habit was to be unhappy.  

As I start changing, reflecting and living a more meaningful life, I am beginning to relate with these words "Happiness stems from the heart. It is not manifested from the external". I decided to be happy and not to follow any theory or textbooks to tell me what happiness is. It requires alertness to remain in a happy state for it is easy to fall. Furthermore, I am not to delegate my happiness to someone else. It is my responsibility to live my life in a way that will bring me happiness. So what is it?

Loving and respecting the self has opened my eyes to appreciate the wonders of life and to live deeply. It is very true that if I enjoy what I am doing, the act becomes a joy. As long as I am happy in whatever I am doing, the pursuit becomes meaningful.

" The best feeling in the world is realizing that you're perfectly happy without the thing you thought you needed"

Happiness is to know when to let go when the heart is wrenched and the hands are full. It is to enjoy the subtle solitude and fill it with gold mist. Happiness is the freedom to do what I want to do and be happy with it. It is to persist and persevere relentlessly against the odds.. To be happy is simply to be happy, be loving, be grateful, live fully and celebrate constantly.