"Yeah, right! THIS MOMENT ISN'T HAPPY! I have debt to my eyeballs. My husband barely talks to me. My child is failing. I can barely hold it together in public!!" Or maybe just "I'm overwhelmed. I can't do it all."
I know. I mean, I don't know exactly, but I know what it is to feel hopeless, alone, out of control and utterly unsure of where to begin digging out, how to begin healing, let alone becoming genuinely happy.
I know. I'm throwing you a rope. Grab it.
I overheard a conversation between a 6 year old and her school counselor on the playground. "I just want you to fix it!" the girl whined. A long, thoughtful exchange followed with both contributing great ideas, but the counselor finally told her gently "I have learned it is very difficult to change other people's behavior, but what I CAN change is MY behavior and my response to theirs."
We each have to take responsibility for our own happiness. Let's spend some time exploring what happiness is, what it isn't, and how we can rest in a place of deep, abiding, "it's-all-going-to-be-okay-ness."
I'm holding you in the light.
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