Thoughts on Happiness.....
Carpe Diem!
Can You Tell When Someone is Truly Happy?
I always thought that:
If I made friends, I would be happy
If I made “new “friends, I would be happy
If I grew up, I would be happy
If I graduated from high school, I would be happy
If I moved out of my parents’ house, I would be happy
If I graduated from college, I would be happy
If I found a career, I would be happy
If I moved away from all of the drama, I would be happy
If I found my soul mate, I would be happy
If I got married, I would be happy
If I bought a house, I would be happy
If I worked hard, I would be happy
If I had a child, I would be happy
If I made a lot of money, I would be happy
If I won the lottery, I would be happy
If I made everyone else happy, I too would be happy
If I had someone to talk to, I would be happy
If I had someone to share my pain with, I would be happy
If I surrounded myself with truly happy people, I too would be happy
If I lost weight, I would be happy
If I got rid of all of the wrinkles and cellulite, I would be happy
If I ran away from all of my problems, I would be happy
If I drank this drink, It would make me happy
If I took this doctor’s pill, It would make me happy
If I died, I would be happy
I spent my whole life saying, “If this happens, then I’ll be truly happy.”
I spent my whole life smiling and pretending to be happy while I was sad and crying inside.
Now, I’m at the end of this life and I realized I had the ability to be happy all along, but it was wasted on looking forward to the next biggest thing.
I kept waiting for the magic cure that would MAKE me happy.
I didn’t have to look for happiness to find it; Happiness was in my soul all along.
I wrote this as a reflection of where my life was headed. If I continued to wish my life was better, and tie my happiness to tangible things, then pretty soon, my life would be over and I would have wasted all of my precious time worrying about things instead of acting on them and making a positive difference in my life and the lives of others. We all have the ability to turn around our lives (and it’s a lot easier with the help of God!)
© 23 July 2012 FreezeFrame34. Hubpages.com
