How often have we thought to ourselves, “I’ll be happy when I have….got a new job/saved more money/passed my exam/lost two stone in weight “etc? (I know I have!)
We tend to constantly delay our happiness until some time in the future, with conditions firmly in place.
The trouble is, when we place our happiness so far in the future we can hardly see it, let alone feel it, hear it, smell it, taste it or revel in it! The price we pay for continually attaching conditions on our happiness is that we never really get there. As soon as one condition is satisfied…oops ….out pops another reason for not being truly happy. In the meantime we often float around in a semi- frustrated ‘limbo’ state, always with one eye on the horizon and a yearning for future satisfaction, rather than enjoying what is going on right NOW.
Right NOW may not be perfect, it will probably not be fully satisfactory according to our plans and it may indeed be very challenging. But if we give ourselves fully to what is going on and focus our attention in the here and now we realize how fantastic the present moment really is.
Ask yourself, right now,( letting go of any thoughts for the past or the future), in this present moment, in this breath, in this room , in this body, can I be happy right now?
When we are totally absorbed and in the ‘flow’ of what is going on, all our senses get heightened, like that of a very young child.
Laughter is a really fast way to enjoying the present. It focuses our attention in our bodies rather than in our heads. It tells us lightly but firmly ‘that this is where we need to be, this is where we can let go and feel great.”Laughter releases us from the everyday experience and can be enjoyed at any time, despite our circumstances.
Life is all about choice. We can choose to laugh at any time if we give ourselves permission, if we accept that we can be happy despite any external events that are going on in our lives.It is a very powerful choice. It is not saying that the existing circumstances are not important or that we are avoiding facing up to them, rather that we are deserving of happiness at any time and that when we welcome laughter into our lives we know more fun, more joy and a strength of spirit that never leaves us .
Take the time to be still today, to focus on how your body feels, inside and out.
Take time to laugh today, to let go and bring some chuckles to your body, either with people or on your own.
Choose to be happy today, right now.
Email me and let me know how you get on, I would love to hear from you.
