Something Good

Serious problems make us think most things are heavy and down casting. Not true! We laugh at many curious factoids. We chuckle over irony. Satire stirs deeper humor. In short there is much to find funny and enjoyable in life.

Here’s a piece found on the Ethernet the other day:

“There comes a time in life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. Surround yourself with people who make you laugh, forget the bad, and focus on the good. Love the people who treat you right. Pray for the ones who don’t. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is part of life, getting back up is living.”

Good advice in this item. Reminders to stand up straight and accept the good in life are often timely. Well to take it to heart. Many good people, friends and family, readily partner with your inner spirit and good intentions. They know you and trust you. They will make you laugh. Those who are good to you deserve your love and trust, too. There are many people who simply don’t fit this mold; praying for them, wishing them well in their journey does good for you. We can choose many things in life; one is to be happy; another is to be angry or blue. Choose the brighter one. It will color your life with possibilities.

The last sentence of the quote is probably the most important. We learn from our mistakes. We should always seek the lessons of each mistake; that characteristic helps us get back in the running and find the successes in life.

Books have been written on this topic. But each of us writes our own pages, moment to moment, day by day, everyday for a lifetime. It’s your journey. Own it.

Another Internet find that caught my attention:

            “1. Free your heart from hatred.

              2. Free your mind from worries.

                          3. Live simply.

              4. Give more.

              5. Expect less.”

Zowie! Simply stated but right on the mark.

Hatred builds resentments which then control your life. They must be resisted at all costs. Not to do this makes you the tool of someone else’s thinking.

Worrying to a small degree may help you take preventive action. But worrying endlessly saps your strength. It keeps us from creatively dealing with the problems. They can be managed. They need not consume us. Move on from the things that worry you. There is much more to life to experience and value.

Living simply is another way of saying that we don’t own things; they own us. We house them, protect them, clean them, repair them…so much attention is spent on them. Nice to have, right? But think of the weight they make us carry. And the toll that has on our spirit.

Give of yourself more. It takes you out of yourself. And it helps you see how others live life. Their plights inform us of how much better our life is. Their riches of spirit inform us of what is truly of value. Either way we learn what is important.

Expecting less means you will most always be delighted with the results or happenings of life. And that is a source of joy.

This day is for living. Enjoy it. Learn from it. Allow it to enrich you in ways you cannot buy.

September 21, 2012