I wasn’t happy most of my life. I worried about what what other people thought of me. I attached my well-being to other people’s behavior. I was troubled by my thoughts and feelings. I worked hard every day to be perfect, to be worthy, to be whole.
I wanted a better life yet I believed I wouldn’t be happy until… until I got someone else to approve of me… until someone else behaved the way I wanted them to behave… until I achieved some certain status such as marriage or promotion… until I overcame all my shortcomings and became the most caring, most compassionate, most helpful, smartest, most successful person I could be… until life got good.
I didn’t experience true happiness until I starting living and loving the life I have- not the life I wanted, the life I dreamed of, the life I wish I had- the life I have. Right now, today.
Sure, there were things I wanted to change. There were things I needed to change. I’m always reaching, growing, and changing for the better. But my happiness doesn’t come from the future- it’s right here, now.
To achieve the life I wanted I had to start living and loving the life I have today. The more I allowed myself to relax and enjoy each day, the more I enjoyed life and the more progress I made on the things I did want to change. It’s funny how it works that way.
I invite you to live and love the life you have today.
Let go of judgements and expectations. Stop waiting for everything to work out. Accept yourself as you are- perfectly imperfect.
Embrace all of life’s gifts- big and small. Be joyful for the sake of being joyful- not because something good happened. Celebrate your life- celebrate you!
It’s simple, really, even if just for a day, an hour, or a minute- be in love with your life just as it is today.
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