Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Happiness vs. Joy


Happiness is based on what favorable happens in our life. This takes our emotions and feelings on a roller coaster ride. We are happy when something happens that we expect. We are sad when what we expect doesn't go the way we plan. Life experiences will continually be a roller coaster ride, but we have a choice to experience the ups and downs without letting it change our true nature. This is joy, a product of our true being. Meaning, it doesn't matter what happens, experiences are just that; experiences, that will come and go. I am who I am no matter what. If we can separate our true being from our life experiences, we then not take challenges, trials, etc. so seriously letting them make us miserable, but we quickly seek the solution to make a change for the best. When we feel better, we do better! We still can have an optimistic attitude in times of trials. We do find the answer to life problems quicker when we operate in joy!

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