Heidi’s Happiness
Maybe happiness is this: not feeling like you should be elsewhere,
doing something else, being someone else.
Isaac Asimov
When I was at Pilates the other day, my instructor stated that it was a beautiful day. I was taken aback because I looked outside and saw a dark, dreary winter day. I didn’t say anything, instead I sat with that statement. Was it really a drudgery type of day just because the sun wasn’t shining? This was a small shift in my thinking. What constitutes a good day versus a bad day? Aren’t all days good days, depending on our perception?
When we can see that our days are moments in this life experience and that every day is a good day, there is always a nugget of light in each day that we can draw upon. This is how one shifts into the light and love of life.
I went to the Women’s March on Saturday and posted quite a few things on Facebook. One woman reposted one of the videos and stated she was ashamed to be a female by the march happening. My first instinct was surprise that she felt that way. Then I took it a bit deeper and the message I received was that the ultimate thing that happened is that she was sharing the positive energy of the video. The gathering of women and men wasn’t hate filled. It was light filled. It was coming together and stating that there are things that need to be brought to light regardless if we have been in that dark place. I thanked her for posting and sharing. She seemed to be a bit thrown off by that. I refused to be hooked by the darkness and fear. That is her stuff that she is carrying and there was no need for me to pick it up and carry.
There are many changes happening and the energy is shifting. Be aware of this. When you feel grumpy and angry, pay attention to where that is coming from. Are you picking up the energy of the world? You may be surprised that you probably are. YOU get to decide whether you carry the heavy load of fear and anger or bring it to the light and love and make it almost weightless.
