At the end of the day, Happiness is a choice!!!!!

 It's been a long day.  Challenge after challenge.  Trial after trial.  Roadblock on top of roadblock. Sadness piled onto more sadness.  Failure, stress, fear, anxiety, and loss, where does it all end?  Does any of this sound familiar ?  If you are like the average person each of us has to deal with various issues every single day.  The key to any challenge, to any event, is to choose how you see it, how you navigate it, and ultimately how you embrace it.  Embracing all things with happiness is a choice, but it is a choice that best suits you, and in the end will ultimately change the way you see anything going on in your life. 

What I want to do today is challenge you to see things differently, and adopting a new view of things.  Happiness is a choice.  No matter what may be going on in one's life, choosing happiness, no matter how difficult it might be, is really the only option you have if you are going to overcome the total dismay of the day.  Many have heard me say this before, but in any situation, no matter the difficulty, one can find happiness in as much as a lesson has been learned.  Well, hopefully learned.  If one does not pick up on the lesson at hand, then they will ultimately have to go round Robinhood's Barn another time until such time as the lesson is learned.  Often the most difficult situations in life bring the greatest discernment.  Discovering that you have the strength, the stamina, the will to get through the struggles of life is a huge testament to your understanding of your significance.  One would think that when they know they are unstoppable that somehow happiness would be flowing through every cell of their body.  

If I were to tell you that you have just purchased the winning lottery ticket worth millions, and that if your numbers did not come up I would personally give you the money, would that make you happy?  Now it's not about the money, what it's about is knowing your worth, knowing your truth, knowing your abilities as a creative being.  This in and of itself should create so much happiness inside of you that it is virtually unstoppable.  The only person that has the power to stop your happiness is you.  Certainly people may come your way throughout the day who are intent on screwing around with you, who will try to ruin your day, or simply just play with your mind.  At the end of the day you have the choice as to how you are going to react.  Are you going to retreat into nothingness when trials come, or will you stand tall, stand strong, laugh at what is in front of you, and choose happiness?  When that idiot boss once again decides to belittle you and others around do you simply put a boot up his/her's backside, or do you silently reach for the happiness that resides in you, realizing that you can't fix stupid?

Happiness once again is a choice.  My dogs bring me happiness, and when I'm having a difficult time I simply sit down and snuggle for a bit, this is always a huge dose of happiness for me.  You have to discover those things that bring you happiness and immerse yourself in it any time you find yourself in need of a little pick me up.  We face many challenges, but each challenge is an opportunity to find the happiness in it.  How one finds happiness, how one walks in happiness is entirely up to you.  That being said, if one cannot find happiness what do you think the alternative is?  No one is perfect and even the strongest person on the planet is going to have those times when being happy is nearly impossible, but let me tell you that finding happiness, walking in happiness, embracing happiness is anything but impossible.  

When someone comes to an understanding of their own significance, their perfection of design, their reason for being here, then walking in happiness becomes the norm, and not just something we hope for.  I'm here to tell you that there is nothing more important than understanding, accepting, and ultimately walking in your purpose.  Those things that you are passionate about, that bring you joy, peace, and ultimately happiness, are there to move you to your destiny.  When you fully embrace the purpose of you, then happiness will be a constant.  When you are able to embrace the real you, the unique you, the beautiful you, then walking in happiness is certain.  When one has confidence, one will experience happiness.  When we succeed at something we are generally happy about it.  When we fail we often walk in sadness, we experience frustration, when in actuality we should be happy.  Now someone is going to ask why should we be happy with failure.  I didn't say to be happy in failure, what I mean is we should be happy that we attempted something.  Certainly we may have come up a little short of the goal, but weren't you brave enough to enter into this activity in the first place.  If you are in a sporting event and come in second place, or loose the game, can't you find happiness in the fact that you gave it your best?  Once again how you see things is just as important as how you experience things.

Life's challenges are all there to bring you to a point of walking in, understanding, and believing that happiness should be a constant in your life.  A life void of happiness, and sadly there are many who live in this state constantly, but a life void of happiness is torture.  A life empty of happiness is a constant state of upheaval, a struggle, a "God this sucks" kind of moment.  No one should want to live this way and sadly there are many who are caught in this vicious cycle of things.  Happiness is something you must accept.  I can offer you happiness but if you are not ready to accept it, does it really matter if I give it to you or someone else?  I choose to live my life in happiness, and if struggles come, as they will, I still choose to live in happiness.  Why? Well pretty simple to answer, the alternative to happiness kind of sucks.  

At the end of the day, the choice is yours to make.  I can encourage, others can encourage, but you have to make the choice.  Find those things that bring you happiness, and keep them close.  We all have things we love, and I suspect that those things you love bring you a certain level of happiness.  If you know something makes you happy, latch on to it and never let go.  On the other hand, if there is something that is draining you happiness, then kick that thing to the curb, turn around and walk away from it.  If something is not serving you why in the world would you want to hang on to it? 

We are about to see a major shift in things, and you are going to experience happiness like never before.  The smile on your face will not disappear,  the love in your heart will grown, and your ability to touch a life, change a life, will be ever present.  Prepare now because things are about to get funner and funner.  I leave you with love, light, peace, joy, and of course happiness that will expand well above what you may have ever experienced before. 

Dream often, Dream Big, but absolutely follow your dreams.

I sit here this morning thinking about what lies ahead. I think of my desires, my hopes, and most of all the dreams I have for the future.  What most people do is go through each day with only the expectations of what they have already experienced and not what they truly hope for in life. What I'd like to do today is simply encourage you to look at a few things, that if you take to heart, truly believe, will change the way you see things, and that will hopefully change the landscape of your life.

Many have asked me why I spend so much time writing about dreams.  The answer is quite simple: I believe in dreams, the significance they have in life, and the direction they are there to provide.  Too many times people discount the significance of dreams.  I will absolutely encourage you not to fall into this trap. There is no doubt that most individuals have struggles each day.  Many are not satisfied with their life, their careers, their existence.  Most who have these struggles, those who question is this as good as it gets, are the same people who have never looked at dreams as stepping stones.  I am here today to hopefully motivate you to stop the vicious cycle of ups and downs in life, and instead look to those things you truly desire, those simple things you dream of.  Here's a bombshell: everyone has dreams, however, some are just not willing to acknowledge them for fear that they will be labeled a lunatic, strange, or just out there.  I've been there.  When I first set out to be a writer/author I had people tell me that with my limited experience, lack of formal training, I was just fooling myself.  Had I listened to them, well let's say I would not be able to be doing what I am doing right now, and what I am doing right now brings me more joy than I can describe with words.

Dreams come in all shapes and sizes.  There are people who will have similar dreams as you, but each dream is specific for each person, and without regard to similarities, when we combine the dreams of every person, in time you will see how they connect together. Why?  Well if you believe int he perfection of the Universe then you would have to agree that all things do work together, and if all things work together, then it only makes sense that at some point in times, a dream from one person is going to have a direct impact on the dreams of someone else.  

Just for a moment I want you to close your eyes and simply imagine your perfect life.  What does it look like? Is there abundance? Is there peace, and joy, happiness?  Are you participating in activities each day that brings a smile to your face?  If you have imagined any of these things, then you have just dreamed of them, and if you have dreamed of them, then each of these things are meant for you.  We often complicate things, when in actuality things are quite simple.  So many people discount imagination, and yet imagination is nothing but dreams.  Keep in mind, everything in the world today basically came from imagination.  If you can think it, you can have it, but keep in mind that works for good and bad thoughts so be mindful of what you allow to roll around in your head.

As I said we need to dream often, dream big, and most importantly we need to follow our dreams.  If you have placed a destination into your GPS would it not be foolish not to follow it?  How often have we seconded guessed what that voice told us to do, only to find out that the voice was correct?  We often second guess our dreams since many of them seem unattainable.  We think they are unattainable because we have yet to realize the significance of our existence, nor have we truly believed in the massive power and ability that we were born with.  How sad to go through life having unlimited power, and never ever believing that you have it, thereby never stepping out into that power.

We live in a time where we would love to have it all, but we don't because we don't believe that having it all is for us.  I assure you that having it all is indeed for you, and the sooner you accept this truth, the sooner you can step out into having it all.  Not what that "All" is, is quite different for each person, as each person has dreams and desires.  It is time that we realize that we were never created to be slaves to a system that was created to enslave us.  The sooner you come to grips with your intentions, the sooner you can walk in those intentions.  If you dig deep then you will realize that dreams lead to intention, and intention leads to fulfillment of those dreams.

Allow me to leave you with these thoughts, and it is my hope that you will take a few minutes to meditate about them, and in doing so, get a release, that so many people are in desperate need of.  Darkness exist in the world today.  This darkness is nothing more than a smokescreen, put there to get your mind off of what is truly yours in the first place, and stopping you from actually having the dream life.  When our attention is removed from the glory of life, and instead looks at the evil that is out there, then we stop believing that we can have that glorious life that we were created to have. I have to make the decision each day how of how I intend to live life.  I could go around always expecting the sky to drop, or I can live in victory, I can live in peace, in joy, and in happiness.  You must make the decision on how you are going to live life, but it is my suggestion that you begin by accepting the greatness that is in you, that is why you are here, and why you have the dreams that you have.  

Dreams are so powerful.  Dreams are very real.  Dreams are the building blocks of our destiny, and walking in your destiny is what life is all about.  I encourage you to look at your dreams, expect them to come to fruition, and enjoy all the benefits of a robust dream life.  I promise you that once you accept, and act upon your dreams, your life will change in a monumental way.  I leave you with light, love, peace, joy, and happiness.  Remember you come from an unlimited, powerful Creator who place you here to experience the unlimited, the powerful.  It is now your decision as to whether you walk in it, or ignore it.  Choose wisely.