Mind blowing....

Name twenty things that make you happy.


Fairy wings, glitter and sequins, soft puppy fur, big fat snowflakes,
rose peddles, daisy centers, streams of incense smoke, shade trees,
cuddly blankets, blue glass, spice cabinets, house plants,
slicing through the water with my body, smiles, laughter,
clean sheets, long rides, comfortable shoes, and a back scratcher.

The exercise was simple.

I didn't over think it.

How many times are we feeling sad and can't think of one thing that gives us joy?

Taking inventory of our lives, feelings, and joy, helps to keep things in a nice little package I call perspective.

Having a list makes it easier to recall feelings of joy.

However we need to throw the list away.
Preset answers is never the remedy.


I purposely left out people from my twenty things.

If we count on others to make us happy we will continually be unhappy.

Imagine the pressure you put onto that person,
it's unfair to expect anyone to "make you feel joy."

Our joy must come from with in.

Try meditation for this.
Once you begin to meditate you can fill your mind then empty it all in the same thought.

Meditation is the key to bliss.

Over thinking a thought can make it all seem so large,
that it makes us feel small and unable to handle it, that is your perspective at this point.

Pulling that thought apart into tiny pieces till it no longer is in your head,
gives you power over it,
by giving your mind room to think in a new way,
allowing for a change in perspective.

If this makes you feel uncomfortable, good.

Being uncomfortable gives us a bit of fear,
which helps us to open our minds to other avenues of thought.

Doing the same thing in the same way,
day after day,
breeds angst, depression, and lethargy.

We need a good swift "kick in the pants" some times to get us out of our own way.

As children we are taught to do things in a "certain" way.
Becoming an adult means you now can choose how to do things.

This does not mean that the way you were taught as a child is wrong,
it is simply that there is more than one way to do things.

Holding onto the belief that we can only do as we were taught as a child,
causes stagnation and no room for growth.

My thought is to be more in control of our happiness,
we need to loose control and face the fearful places in our mind,
let go of our preset answers,
find a new way home,
change our perspective,
it might blow your mind.

Peace and love,
Janice