Happiness & Humor
Warning: If you are easily offended by strong language, this 2 ½ minute meditation may not be for you.
Not only do you as an individual benefit from lateral and imaginative thinking and then manifesting creation through your skill or expertise, but society benefits too. Can you imagine the world without art, music, literature, hout-cuisine, architecture, landscaping and a host of other delectable contributions that others have provided since time immemorial?
The study, work, bills, mortgages–these are now what consumes our time. We no longer imagine ourselves as kings and queens of grand and carefree kingdoms, no longer feeling safe to be wild and silly and clearly outrageous.
Being sad and feeling low is sometimes natural in life, here are a bunch of powerful and surprising ways to release past suffering and be happy again.
The tiny mountain kingdom of Bhutan is home to some truly big ideas. Here, happiness is designated by law, and in the 1970s an official policy of ‘Gross National Happiness’ was embraced.
From Muhammed Ali, to Rumi and Jack Kerouac – these sweet, #inspirational quotes will have you loving life in a big way.
Don Miguel’s book, The Four Agreements kept coming to mind as a I thought about the ways in which we all could be more proactive in our daily lives to help create a healthier consciousness on our planet. The Four Agreements has been read and utilized by millions of people and is the perfect tool to use to help heal humanity.
What is the one thing that could spark the ignition to your dreams? Do you know what might be killing your flame? You’d better read this…
When we make a conscious choice regarding what we think about rather than just letting our brain run rampant, a funny thing happens…you realize that you are not your thoughts! You are, rather, the observer behind them; the conscious listener per se. And you realize as well that this consciousness you are, is ever-present, and infinite and if you’re anything like me when this hit my heart, an unimaginable wave of peace will overcome you.
Purpose in and of itself is not something we ever need to find or discover, but rather simply acknowledge is ever-present and unfolding through our own creative expressions. Unfortunately, this is not something we are taught in school and many of let go of our instinct to follow our joy at a very young age. We simply stop creating from that place of authenticity and rather let the outer world begin to mold us instead. And while that not entirely a bad thing, we as humans need a serious wake-up call in how we are living and dying because in this day and age the terms are becoming synonymous.
And as we develop good habits with the help of knowing how to work with our Egos, we begin to see how naturally we are living in integrity because doing things that are good for ourselves and others feels amazing and are things we want to stay committed to and follow through on. The rewards are so fulfilling that we are fueled in our hearts by the cycle of flow; give and receive…the balance necessary for living a life of integrity.
The truth serves everyone even though it may not seem that way at first. The truth will set you free even though it might piss you off at first and feel uncomfortable. Speaking your honest authentic truth takes real courage and commitment. Speaking your truth is a real spiritual practice. As children we may have learned that […]
The U.S. is ranked 19 among the happiest nations. What might the U.S. learn from the world happiest countries? A good place to start would be copy-pasting their economic and social welfare institutions. #happiness
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children remind us that our own needs are just as important as anyone else’s. It just that we learn to believe they are not and begin to repress them and even worse we often pile on other false beliefs about ourselves such as we are not good enough or we must do certain things or be a certain way to even be accepted, liked, loved, or acknowledged at all. And it’s this nonsense that keeps us all separated and divided under our masks and ultimately that is usually who we introduce ourselves as, fall in love with initially in others, and miss once we really get to know people.
Perhaps you are the director of drama? Do you find yourself thriving on creating new havoc in your life or the lives of others?
Well, the 4 suggestions below might help you to diagnose why we create or involve ourselves in such amateur dramatics and can hopefully tempt you to have a better insight to and possibly disengage in the frivolous activities of other peoples business.
