Sizzle.
Can you hear it? I'm about to tell you what's cooking.
If you asked 100 people on the street what their main goal in life was, they would probably give you some sort of answer relating to the concept of happiness.
Of course happiness is a fantastic thing, but really how do you manage to get it? How do you go about living your life in a way that guarantees your happiness?
Not many people really know. A lot of people have come up with systems and books on the subject, but when it really comes down to it everyones experience is completely different. All we know is that like any other emotion in the book, when it's there it's there.
When we are happy we are just happy. But when we are suffering in any way, we try to fix it, change it, manipulate it and get it as far away as possible. We try to rid ourselves from these bad feelings quickly in order to hopefully get back to happiness, but that never really works.
There's significant danger in this type of behavior because if you create a false ladder of ascension, you will always come across life's wondrous way of ripping the rug out from beneath you at the most inconvenient time. When that happens, you will try to take a step back on the ladder rung below only to find that it isn't there.
Where are you headed? Like a rock to the bottom.
Bang. Knocked out. In pain. Life is miserable.
So what can you do to avoid this?
Allow for there to be some chaos and madness in your life. Allow for some of the unexpected to come about and head into the dark parts of your heart where you know you are storing neglected emotions, thoughts, and experiences. Get close to the "frying pan." Get close enough to those dark places to feel them and experience them but stay far enough away so you don't get completely overwhelmed. When you can heal yourself in this manner you end up actually dealing with what your heart has been asking you to deal with all along.
More importantly, you will heal.
Chaos and a little craziness...those are good things. You want that energy flowing through you, and if you can harness it and create art with it, whatever that art may be, the possibilities are endless.
It's not only the light that can create amazing things. You can create incredible art through the darkness as well. But you have to be willing to go there first. You have to be willing to enter into the places of your heart that scare you and challenge you in the toughest of ways. There are brilliant things that can be created from that place.
Trust me on this.
Maybe we should not be searching for happiness. Maybe we should be seeking to dive inside ourselves as much as possible and come to places of understanding and compassion. When we are open to all things then anything can happen.
So how about you try it out? It could change your entire life.
Can you hear it? I'm about to tell you what's cooking.
If you asked 100 people on the street what their main goal in life was, they would probably give you some sort of answer relating to the concept of happiness.
Of course happiness is a fantastic thing, but really how do you manage to get it? How do you go about living your life in a way that guarantees your happiness?
Not many people really know. A lot of people have come up with systems and books on the subject, but when it really comes down to it everyones experience is completely different. All we know is that like any other emotion in the book, when it's there it's there.
When we are happy we are just happy. But when we are suffering in any way, we try to fix it, change it, manipulate it and get it as far away as possible. We try to rid ourselves from these bad feelings quickly in order to hopefully get back to happiness, but that never really works.
There's significant danger in this type of behavior because if you create a false ladder of ascension, you will always come across life's wondrous way of ripping the rug out from beneath you at the most inconvenient time. When that happens, you will try to take a step back on the ladder rung below only to find that it isn't there.
Where are you headed? Like a rock to the bottom.
Bang. Knocked out. In pain. Life is miserable.
So what can you do to avoid this?
Allow for there to be some chaos and madness in your life. Allow for some of the unexpected to come about and head into the dark parts of your heart where you know you are storing neglected emotions, thoughts, and experiences. Get close to the "frying pan." Get close enough to those dark places to feel them and experience them but stay far enough away so you don't get completely overwhelmed. When you can heal yourself in this manner you end up actually dealing with what your heart has been asking you to deal with all along.
More importantly, you will heal.
Chaos and a little craziness...those are good things. You want that energy flowing through you, and if you can harness it and create art with it, whatever that art may be, the possibilities are endless.
It's not only the light that can create amazing things. You can create incredible art through the darkness as well. But you have to be willing to go there first. You have to be willing to enter into the places of your heart that scare you and challenge you in the toughest of ways. There are brilliant things that can be created from that place.
Trust me on this.
Maybe we should not be searching for happiness. Maybe we should be seeking to dive inside ourselves as much as possible and come to places of understanding and compassion. When we are open to all things then anything can happen.
So how about you try it out? It could change your entire life.
About the Author:
Evan Sanders is a fearless adventurer, professional life coach and writer. He is on a mission to incite the hearts and minds of those around him and help them live their best lives. Read more of his work at The Better Man Projects and throw yourself into these Sylvia Plath Quotes for some more inspiration and motivation.
