THE “PATH” TO HAPPINESS

Fall is here in the South and that can mean a lot of things for a lot of people. For me, it is always romantic. I met my husband in August and was married the following November when the leaves were falling in 2005. The air is getting drier and fresher and certainly cooler, though the sun is still shining brightly, just like our wedding day. The beautiful weather here, is one of the many reasons, I love the south.

It’s also the beginning of holiday season. Halloween is right around the corner and in no time it will be Thanksgiving and Christmas. I’m sure many of you are already having anxiety about gift giving and the business of Christmas. I always look forward to the holidays because I know that means more time in the kitchen, fire places, hot chocolate and happy children on Christmas morning.

Your experience is all about your perspective. When you feel stressed, it is usually because you are not balanced. You are working too much or doing too much and not slowing down for a second to enjoy the “now.” I have found that making a list of what I would like to accomplish, gets all the “stuff” out of my head and onto paper. It is very easy to accomplish everything you would like, when it is a quick process to look over everything that was swimming in your head and causing you stress. Cross off each task one-at-a-time as it is completed. You will find though that you are not stressed, because you know you can look at the list and remember what you need to do.

I do believe if you stop worrying about the fact that you have so much and just enjoyed right now, life would be less complicated and so much more fulfilling.  You would also be a lot more productive because you can do the big things first and not sweat the small stuff.

I know as we are moving through life some of us are just waiting until we finish that list, or reach a goal or the next level with your business or job, that “when I get there I will be happy.”

But happy is not a destination. You will never be happy until you get happy where you are. I learned a long time ago that the secret to the universe is to be in a joyous place in your day-to-day. You will see that the day-to-day is a miracle and wondrous. Isn’t it more fun anyway when you are happy?

“There is no path to happiness, happiness is the path” Buddha

Enjoy your day,