Surprise, Surprise, Surprise.

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I can almost here the theme song to "Gomer Pyle USMC", and that cheesy "Surprise, surprise, surprise" that he would call out to good old Sgt. Carter.  I'm quite sure that Carter was not at all surprised by the antics of Pvt. Pyle,  but that doesn't mean it didn't set him back on his laurels.  Happiness will at times take us by surprise, but what shouldn't surprise you is that happiness is really the state we should all be in, all the time.

I love what Ms. Montagu says, "It is not that we seize them", (moments of happiness that is) "but that they seize us."  Now there are several ways of looking at this.  Some will fall into the category that says all happiness is simply luck, being at the right place at the right time, or even "they were born into that life, lucky dogs."  Then you have those who for whatever reason never seem to experience happiness, never expect to, and certainly seem to discount it even when happiness does find them.  These very same people are under the illusion that they are not worthy of happiness, and at best it will be fleeting.  Then you have the group of people who live happiness, show happiness, and happiness simply pours out of them as routinely as water down a mountain stream.  Granted there are other examples, but for argument sake lets say that these are the main three.  Which one do you fall under?  Are you surprised when happiness finds you, or are you the type that sets out to find happiness? Are you the type who wouldn't recognize happiness if it reached up and bit you on the butt, or are you in that very special group of people of understands that happiness is in fact your birth right?

I was having an in-depth conversation with my best friend the other day and we talked about finding the joy in any situation.  Now one can equate joy with happiness, or happiness with joy, but my point is that until such time as you can see things through the eyes of happiness, then it is doubtful that you will ever experience total happiness.  Of course there are those who discount the ability to live a completely happy life, after all bad things happen.  True, but have you ever tried to find the happiness in a bad situation, or do you simply chalk it up to a bad situation, and let the chips fall where they may?  Finding happiness, or joy, whatever you want to call it, is nothing more then living in the state in which you were always intended to live, but we have allowed man to change how we see things, how we relate to things, and ultimately what is or isn't ours.

Happiness shouldn't be based on whether you drop from a 36 to 32 waist size.  Happiness is not a measurement of the car you drive, the house you live in, or even the prowess your children may display in a sporting event.  Happiness is knowing you are true to who you really are, and that you desire to be what you were placed here to be.  We have been so conditioned to see happiness through the eyes of what we have, or don't have, instead of seeing us for what we really are, spiritual beings who have a destiny.

Destiny is what life is all about, and until such time as you discover your True Destiny happiness is always going to be something you are going after but never quite reaching the promised land.  How different would your life be today if you were able to do those things that truly bring you happiness?  There are so many people today who are trapped in thankless jobs, being ordered around by others in thankless jobs, who seem to thrive on other people's misery.  If you are ever going to have the life that was intended for you, then you have to see things differently.  You were not placed here on this planet simply to ride the ups and downs of life, never knowing true happiness.  Your life should be something that gets you up in the morning knowing that you get to experience the joy of living.  Your life should be one filled with excitement, filled with thrills that know no end, and moments to sit back and smile because you have had the opportunity to do what you love most.

If you are not in this place, then maybe it's time to open yourself up to what is inside of you just waiting to be released.  Maybe it's time to allow happiness to seize you instead of hoping that you will someday seize happiness.  Happiness is nothing more then coming to the realization that you have the ability to command the universe and create things.  Certainly others may think you have gone off the deep end when you claim you have the ability to create your own reality, but those who scoff at this idea are the very same people who have lived a life void of happiness.  What makes more sense, living in happiness, or striving after something that you don't really believe in?

Find a happy thought, hold on to that happy thought, and watch as other opportunities are thrust in front of you to experience even more happiness.  Those who are already to poo poo on this idea are the very same people who believe you can only have true happiness a fraction of the time.  I love my life, the good, the bad, and I love that I know my destiny.  Yes there will be times when I am challenged, but I look at those times as learning moments, and I love to learn new things, experience new things, and ultimately walk in new things.  I find happiness in all that I do, all that I am, and all that I will become.  You have to do the same thing, and once you do, then there will be no surprise that you will be walking in happiness.  The choice is yours to make, but I suggest you make the right one.  Reach for happiness, accept happiness, and know that you are so worthy of it.