be happy

I feel that i can either be smart or happy, and I’d rather be smart. Is there really a catch-22, or another way? (http://www.cracked.com/article_17061_p2.html). I don’t want to become a backwards, naive, non-free-thinking person. Also, i’m not saying that religious people are stupid, but I read somewhere that religious people are the happiest, but I am an atheist and I want to stay that way.

Latest revelation about being happy revolves around one simple perspective :)

Just be true to who you are, to what you believe in, to the people you love.

The rest doesn’t matter anyways, not words, not opinions, not anything really matters.

Life is just too short for silly, empty superficial things or people.

I realise that working 10 hour days, 5 days a week is probably a bit much ! It is only a temporary position so in normal circumstances this wouldn’t be the case.

However, i have found that doing this sort of work schedule doesn’t give enough ‘BREATHING’ space to pursue your own interests or live a life very well outside of work. Even though work is a huge part of our lives, it is also necessary to have a life outside of it so you don’t become your work !!!_~~

So, after this, I would work somewhere for about 38 hours work or part time; combined with most likely full time studies or so.

SLEEP is crucial to functioning at your most happiest & to concentrate & interact well with others.

Following your DREAMS & PASSIONS is almost a necessity to keep positive & to have things in life to look forward to as well.

it’s easy
to be happy
if we leave
our pathetic fallacy

it’s easy
to be happy
if we just be
you and me

get up in the morning and don’t worry about a thing, for a week!

My hot water heater does not work. I didn’t sleep well last night. Got up late and had to take a cold shower this morning.

I felt grumpy in the beginning, and then I decided to do something I never tried before – I started singing praise songs on my way to lunch and told my heart to be joyful anyways.

I am happy, very happy now. A cold shower, a lousy night of sleep cannot rob me of happiness.

I’ve been feeling happy for a few weeks now, that’s great for me.

Not really happy still about this…but there is a good solution.

It is just comitting to a decision whether right or wrong than being in a ‘limbo’...hmmm I guess what I need to ask myself is where I would feel most ‘at home’ – here in Australia or in Sweden & feel good about actually making the decision…I know that there are other things I need to work on too but this will definitely help me to start making solid decisions…this is really making it difficult for me to start or commit to studies & to ‘settle’, even if I knew exactly what I wanted to resume doing & to be in a stable job…see how I feel over the next few weeks & when I finish up with this job in about 7 weeks.

It is a little difficult because I was born in Sweden & have been back quite a few times & feel ‘connected’ there, as well as having been brought up, studied, worked here in Australia where I also feel is like home too so…......?? It is a big move for me to go back to Sweden at 37 & especially in my situation where I will be starting out ‘new’ & dealing with some personal issues when I move back (if) etc so….....hmmmm But i will look at it as a ‘challenge’ & to really look deep within about this…:)I also feel where I feel love is where I most likely wish to live so this is a very strong influence if not one of the most important deciding aspects…

I am asking for ’ UNIVERSAL GUIDANCE ’ & signs as well as strong feelings now on this & praying for the solution to come to me in a lightening bolt way soon & that it be for my highest good & highest good for all. Amen…& with love :)

visit today. It made the dire contrast apparent between my now usual state and happy state when visiting with friends.

I am thankful to have such good friends. Even from a distance.

I guess this goal will eternally be on my list, to remind me every day to keep the happiness i have found in my heart with me always…

I think what really stops us from being happy is always us…
this i learned the hard way, but i am so happy i have :)

We often depend on external factors to decide for us if we are “allowed” to be happy or not, which is not easy to ignore…

Or we decide that this or that would make us happy…
Or we think that we should fit a certain mold, be like others are, have what others have…

Like you can’t be happy unless you fit into what other people think is the formula for happiness…

Or if you don’t buy this or go there, you have no “right” to be this happy, you haven’t “made it”...

The illusions we live in… what the hell, time to WAKE UP!

I now know i have everything i need, i’m not waiting for anything, i don’t need anything nor want anything anymore to be the deciding factor for my to be happy or not…

I found out that i was looking in the wrong places when i should have been looking inside myself, working on finding what makes me happy, simply… self-improvement is quite a love affair i guess.

Being happy, its just a choice.

Learning to smile more, learning to fill your heart with happiness, and just learning to let go… valuable lessons i acquired last year amidst quite a heap of hardships.

Surely, there will always be problems, cruelty, heartless people,sorrows, hardships, anger, past wounds…

There’s enough to cry about, so why waste time?

Why not be happy? Now. Right Now.

I know that compared to most people i know, i’ve been through a lot, though each person has their own share of suffering, to compare is silly, journeys differ.

To you, dear anonymous reader, please::

I wish you would start being happy right now.

For absolutely no reason except that if you counted out your blessings, you wouldn’t be reading this, you’d be jumping with joy…

Be happy!

Kindness given is kindness received, your happiness will find itself back to me like i now send out to you :)

Peace.