Day 216 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - In This World, We Think..
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Lesson 216: In This World, We Think..
….by having more, it grants us happiness and fulfilment. There is this group thought that by filling our world we stuff and a lot of it, it buys happiness. This is only temporary happiness at best. We know that by having more doesn’t necessarily makes us bigger and better. As we move our consciousness away from this group thought, we can think for ourselves about what actually is required to be happy.
As I step away from the thought that having more is better, I think about happiness in different ways. I think for me, it’s about my place in the world and how I can make a difference. There is an element of being self-less that will bring about happiness for me. I think about how can I help others so that they can live their best life, like how I am.
I think what is required to be happy is living in the present, living through experience, helping others, spreading good positive vibes, do what’s best for you and not what others think is best for you and leading by example. I think I want the best for people if they are still set in some group mentality of how success should look like. Everyone needs to be awakened in their own time. It doesn’t mean that those who are already awakened can’t help those that aren’t. What I have learned is not to force a way of thinking onto others, rather if I lead my life by example, then it sparks something in other people’s minds to think about their own lives.
I think the most important thing I get reminded of is to always live in the present. There is no point wondering if you could have changed the past or plan extensively for the future when you don’t know what could happen. I think bringing about awareness into the now allows a certain freedom to just live.
I certainly know for sure that material things do not give you happiness. That’s a lie that is fed to us and we continue to feed that thought by thinking material things equals success in life. Material things bring instant gratification that wears off. We then tend to look to the new thing that will bring that sense of gratification again. I used to live this way, though I have seen through this lie.
Everything I tend to do these days is taking on the perspective of what will this experience give me. Whether it’s hanging out with friends, going to see live music, going to a spiritual workshop… I look out for how it will bring me happiness. I think in everything we do, we can learn or experience. It’s what I make of that experience that brings about happiness and feeds my soul what it needs. It doesn’t have to be some grand outing, as even the simplest activities bring about joy.
So, what do you think brings about happiness and have you broken away from that group thought around having more equals happiness?
