OK, if you were paying very close attention to the scene in The Secret with John Asseref's vision board, the you saw the statement printed thereon: Joy is the best measure of success!
I often hear people say something like the following: When I have _____, then I will be happy.
The statement is born out of a misunderstanding. Happiness is not a destination. Happiness is a journey. What is the difference beteeen happiness and joy? Joy is a feeling, and an emotion. Happiness is a lifestyle.
So what is required for happiness? You could ask anyone who is truly happy. The following ideas are meant to get you thinking about the subject, not to convert you to a certain way of thinking.
Is living in a nice house required to be happy? Yes. But there are *all* kinds of nice houses. Who has to think it is a nice house? Why you, of course.
Is having prosperous circumstances required to be happy? Well, I had to think on this one for a moment, but No, not required. I would like to say it helps, but in some cases it hinders.
Is being grateful for our current conditions required? Yes! 110% Yes.
Is knowing about or trying to live the Law of Attraction required? Sorry guys, but No.
Is the opportunity taken to be of a benefit to others required to be happy? Aye Aye. Yes.
Must we seek for spirituality in order to be happy? Yes, if we want all of it.
Must we drive a luxury car in order to be happy? Only if we think so.
Can we be happy or have joy in any kind of dishonest dealings? Nada. Nothing that lowers our vibration will make us happy.
Can we be a victim and also be happy?
No, not completely.
Can we be happy even if we have bad memories, or memeories of bad things?
Those are all in the past. Happiness and joy are in the now. In the now redefines the future.
Does being forgiving make us happy? A definite Yes. Its not bad for the rest of the world either.
Does uplifting others make us happy? Yes! A proven way to get there.
Do any of the emotions on the "bad" side of the emotional guidance scale make us happy?
YES.
But only when we realize that they are guidance telling us something, and when we properly understand what the guidance is telling us. That lesson will invariably lead us to happiness and joy, but short of that, NO.
Is there ONE overriding principle; One grand emotion; One mode of thinking that includes all of the others already listed; that is empowering within itself; which all low vibration flees from; which overpowers all negativity; which casteth out all fear; which destroys all doubt; which energizes all who come in contact with it; which has the power to command all other emotions; which raises our vibration to a Heavenly state; which is the best conduit in this lifetime to understand God; which puts us in total 100% command of all aspects of our reality; which shapes our very existence; which transcends all other human emotion ??
Well I am glad that you asked . . .
Because YES there is . . .
What is it ??
You already know,
and you never needed me to tell you.
I just wanted to be there when you fully realized it.
Now that you know . . .
What can you do now?
Love,
Joseph
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Sunday, September 16, 2007
Saturday, August 25, 2007
What if a Dawn of a Doom of a Dream
Yes, you recognize the words: e. e. cummings.
This post is about how your dream may not dawn because of doom.
In simpler terms, you desire may not manifest because it is blocked.
There are only two things that can block it, both self inflicted.
1. Fear. The word is an acronym. False Evidence Appearing Real.
2. Doubt. The word is an acronym. Defeat Originality Under Bogus Thoughts.
The movie and book The Secret does not list these two separately, but they are included on the negative emotions list.
If you have perceived a lack of success in some aspect of your life, and you have had a negative emotion that corresponded with that event, let us be clear what this means. . .
I credit Carol Tuttle for this idea from her book Remembering Wholeness. She was also greatly influenced by Louise Hay.
The negative emotion that was associated with the event was a clear indicator that this unsuccessful event was not in alignment with what your life should be.
If you were supposed to be a failure, you would have positive emotions around that failure, indicating that what has happened was representative of the real you.
But I know you did not.
Because I know you.
And you are meant to live an abundant life.
He who has conquered Doubt and Fear has conquered failure, and yet the difference between the successful and the less so is that the former view failure as a stepping stone to success, while the latter view failure as a referendum on their life policies.
No one remembers that Thomas Edison invented 10,000 different ways to make a light bulb that did not work, except for me, but I am a special case. He is generally remembered for inventing one version of the light bulb that did work, after 10,000 unsuccessful tries.
And while it is true that if first you do not succeed, so much for sky-diving . . . we generally find that our failures are steps along the path to our ultimate success.
If we learn from them.
Learn.
Joseph
This post is about how your dream may not dawn because of doom.
In simpler terms, you desire may not manifest because it is blocked.
There are only two things that can block it, both self inflicted.
1. Fear. The word is an acronym. False Evidence Appearing Real.
2. Doubt. The word is an acronym. Defeat Originality Under Bogus Thoughts.
The movie and book The Secret does not list these two separately, but they are included on the negative emotions list.
If you have perceived a lack of success in some aspect of your life, and you have had a negative emotion that corresponded with that event, let us be clear what this means. . .
I credit Carol Tuttle for this idea from her book Remembering Wholeness. She was also greatly influenced by Louise Hay.
The negative emotion that was associated with the event was a clear indicator that this unsuccessful event was not in alignment with what your life should be.
If you were supposed to be a failure, you would have positive emotions around that failure, indicating that what has happened was representative of the real you.
But I know you did not.
Because I know you.
And you are meant to live an abundant life.
He who has conquered Doubt and Fear has conquered failure, and yet the difference between the successful and the less so is that the former view failure as a stepping stone to success, while the latter view failure as a referendum on their life policies.
No one remembers that Thomas Edison invented 10,000 different ways to make a light bulb that did not work, except for me, but I am a special case. He is generally remembered for inventing one version of the light bulb that did work, after 10,000 unsuccessful tries.
And while it is true that if first you do not succeed, so much for sky-diving . . . we generally find that our failures are steps along the path to our ultimate success.
If we learn from them.
Learn.
Joseph
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