Step out onto the street and ask 100 people what their main purpose in life is and everyone will often give you an answer relating to the idea of happiness. But what does it really mean to live a happy life? How can we really make ourselves a satisfied life on such an emotion that truly is as fleeting as any other emotion in the book? I mean, in theory this sounds like a really great idea...but how is it actually done?
When we are deeply happy, we are just cheerful. We don't try to do anything with it or try to be more satisfied, we just are that way. But oh when we are unhappy, upset , or mad, we try hard to do all types of things to get ourselves out of it. We try to kick the feeling, manipulate it, and exit out of it as quick as we truly can. Even worse, we attempt to ignore those emotions and rise high above them as if we actually could create that kind of ladder for ourselves.
There's significant danger in this because if you fashion a fake ladder of ascension, you may unavoidably come across life's amazing way of ripping the rug out from under you at the most inopportune time, and you will try to take a step backwards on the ladder rung below, only to unfortunately find that it is not there. Where are you headed? Like a rock to the bottom. Bam. Flat on your back.
So what can we do?
Court a little bit of chaos and madness in your life. Start diving into the parts of your life that won't be the most fun places to go. You know, that place called the past, especially the places that hold negative memories. The secret is to get your hand close enough to the frying pan to feel the heat and not burn yourself. You have to also prevent yourself from staying so far away that you can't feel the heat in the slightest. If you can find this middle ground in the darkness, staying very close to the destructive feelings without being consumed by them, you will certianly find out some pretty interesting things about yourself.
Chaos and a modest amount of insanity... those are great things. You need that energy flowing through you, and if you can harness it and create art with it, whatever that art may be, the possibilities are unlimited. Many think that only good places create good emotions. However, true happiness, love, compassion, those all critical characteristics we want for ourselves, can come from the darkness, chaos, and madness. We suspect that darkness only implies darkness. But could there be the presence of light, joy, and positive aspects even in the roughest moments of our lives? I would need to say yes.
Maybe we really shouldn't be searching for contentment in any way. Perhaps we should really be wanting to dive within ourselves as much as possible and come to places of understanding and compassion. When we are open to all things, truly open to life's limitlessness, then anything can happen. When we are O.K with that fact, things begin to get really exciting.
Just a thought.
When we are deeply happy, we are just cheerful. We don't try to do anything with it or try to be more satisfied, we just are that way. But oh when we are unhappy, upset , or mad, we try hard to do all types of things to get ourselves out of it. We try to kick the feeling, manipulate it, and exit out of it as quick as we truly can. Even worse, we attempt to ignore those emotions and rise high above them as if we actually could create that kind of ladder for ourselves.
There's significant danger in this because if you fashion a fake ladder of ascension, you may unavoidably come across life's amazing way of ripping the rug out from under you at the most inopportune time, and you will try to take a step backwards on the ladder rung below, only to unfortunately find that it is not there. Where are you headed? Like a rock to the bottom. Bam. Flat on your back.
So what can we do?
Court a little bit of chaos and madness in your life. Start diving into the parts of your life that won't be the most fun places to go. You know, that place called the past, especially the places that hold negative memories. The secret is to get your hand close enough to the frying pan to feel the heat and not burn yourself. You have to also prevent yourself from staying so far away that you can't feel the heat in the slightest. If you can find this middle ground in the darkness, staying very close to the destructive feelings without being consumed by them, you will certianly find out some pretty interesting things about yourself.
Chaos and a modest amount of insanity... those are great things. You need that energy flowing through you, and if you can harness it and create art with it, whatever that art may be, the possibilities are unlimited. Many think that only good places create good emotions. However, true happiness, love, compassion, those all critical characteristics we want for ourselves, can come from the darkness, chaos, and madness. We suspect that darkness only implies darkness. But could there be the presence of light, joy, and positive aspects even in the roughest moments of our lives? I would need to say yes.
Maybe we really shouldn't be searching for contentment in any way. Perhaps we should really be wanting to dive within ourselves as much as possible and come to places of understanding and compassion. When we are open to all things, truly open to life's limitlessness, then anything can happen. When we are O.K with that fact, things begin to get really exciting.
Just a thought.
About the Author:
Evan Sanders is the author of The Words Of Encouragement, a website dedicated to bringing great encouraging content to viewers in search for some deeper meaning in life. If you liked this post, dive into this fantastic batch of happy life quotes that will bring a smile to your face no matter what mood you are in.
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