Step out onto the street and ask 100 people what their main purpose in life is and everyone will probably give you an answer regarding the idea of lifetime happiness. But what does it essentially mean to live a happy life? How will we create a happy life on such an emotion that's as fleeting 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 deeply 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 angry, upset , or mad, we try and do all kinds of things to get ourselves out of it. We try to really kick the unkickable emotion, manipulate it, and exit out of it as quick as we can. Even worse, we attempt to ignore those emotions and ascend above them as if we actually could create that type of ladder for ourselves.
There's great danger in this because if you fashion a fake ladder of ascension, you'll unavoidably come across life's amazing way of ripping the rug out from under you at the most inopportune time, and you will try to take a small step back on the ladder rung below, only to find that it's not there. Where are you headed? Like a rock to the bottom. Bam. Flat on your back.
So what can we actually do?
Court a pinch of chaos and craziness 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 trick is to get your hand close enough to the frying pan to feel the heat and not burn yourself. You must also stop yourself from staying so far away that you actually can't feel the heat at all. If you can find this middle ground in the darkness, staying very close to the negative feelings without being consumed by them, you'll find out some pretty interesting things about yourself.
Chaos and a modest amount of madness... those are very good 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 opportunities are unlimited. Many think that only good places create good emotions. Nevertheless, deep happiness, love, compassion, those all critical traits we'd like for ourselves, can come from the darkness, chaos, and a little bit of madness. We think 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 say yes.
Perhaps, we shouldn't be seeking contentment in any way. Perhaps we ought to be seeking to dive inside ourselves as much as practicable and come to places of understanding and compassion. When we are open to all things, really open to life's limitlessness, then anything can can truly happen. When we are OK with that fact, things truly begin to get ridiculously exciting.
Just a thought.
When we are deeply 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 angry, upset , or mad, we try and do all kinds of things to get ourselves out of it. We try to really kick the unkickable emotion, manipulate it, and exit out of it as quick as we can. Even worse, we attempt to ignore those emotions and ascend above them as if we actually could create that type of ladder for ourselves.
There's great danger in this because if you fashion a fake ladder of ascension, you'll unavoidably come across life's amazing way of ripping the rug out from under you at the most inopportune time, and you will try to take a small step back on the ladder rung below, only to find that it's not there. Where are you headed? Like a rock to the bottom. Bam. Flat on your back.
So what can we actually do?
Court a pinch of chaos and craziness 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 trick is to get your hand close enough to the frying pan to feel the heat and not burn yourself. You must also stop yourself from staying so far away that you actually can't feel the heat at all. If you can find this middle ground in the darkness, staying very close to the negative feelings without being consumed by them, you'll find out some pretty interesting things about yourself.
Chaos and a modest amount of madness... those are very good 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 opportunities are unlimited. Many think that only good places create good emotions. Nevertheless, deep happiness, love, compassion, those all critical traits we'd like for ourselves, can come from the darkness, chaos, and a little bit of madness. We think 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 say yes.
Perhaps, we shouldn't be seeking contentment in any way. Perhaps we ought to be seeking to dive inside ourselves as much as practicable and come to places of understanding and compassion. When we are open to all things, really open to life's limitlessness, then anything can can truly happen. When we are OK with that fact, things truly begin to get ridiculously exciting.
Just 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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