The pale green fringe on some of the bushes is rocking my world. All those stark, bare branches then yesterday, ta da! there it was. Green fringe. In a minute all the leaves will be out and the green will be ubiquitous. We won't even see it, so we certainly won't appreciate it. It will be background to the drama of our lives. So, I am today being delighteded by bare branches in the AM and green sighting in the PM. It happens that fast. So fleeting. And it's happening whether we notice and appreciate it or not. Why not?
These techniques I'm blogging about are all "practices". Things to incorporate into your daily life with purposeful, determined intention. Being delighted doesn't float down like the blue bird of happiness and land on your shoulder. You won't be happy when....... you win the lottery or buy that house or move to San Diego or go on vacation. Enough money is good. How much is enough? People who win the lottery usually have some brief bliss. but then their level of happiness goes right back to their pre-win days. The source of joy is not external. The planets do not have to allign and good fortune does not have to wonk you on the head. There are happy people in cold climates and warm climates, with very little money, and a lot, with generous government services and bleek ones, with diseased and healthy bodies, young and old, during periods of tragedy and ease. Your thoughts and expectations are crucial to creating happiness. Tomorrow we'll talk about how sometimes your body won't or can't cooperate with the cognitive practices you're building into your life, and what you can do about that. XO
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