"Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion."
~ Thich Nhat Hahn When we live in a state of INTENTION we not only live each moment fully, we are creating our relationship to the moments as well. What we do, how we see the world, how we interpret, how we observe are all about our intention toward our life and whether we want to live it happily or not. When we live in a state of intentional loving-kindness we choose to see the good, we choose to experience the positives. But we don't reject the negatives because without the negative there are no positives. There is always contrast. So, waking up each day- waking up each moment, allows all moments to be a possibility to see the world in a state that is open to receive the positives. We can intentionally see the smiles, the light, compassion, love in each soul we encounter throughout the day. In this way we create our own happiness. When we create our own happiness we are not rejecting the negative behavior of someone else or the situation of the moment. We observe and choose to respond to it in any number of positive ways. Even when those moments are difficult or challenging. Such as sending a silent blessing to someone and moving on to the next moment. Or experiencing something differently such as a flat tire as the universe giving you the opportunity to learn something; perhaps it's patience, or stopping to appreciate a rainbow or wildlife, maybe even to experience the self reliance of changing a tire! By me saying that we create our own reality I am not saying that everything will go the way you want it to. I am saying that we have the ability to respond to life in the most positive way we can in order to make the current circumstance be a happy one instead of something ugly. We can always see the beauty in every situation. It often hides from us, but it's there. Sometimes we have to look very deeply or have faith that it will reveal itself to us in its own time. And there is always the next moment to begin again if we fall into old behavior. We forgive ourselves and begin again, and again, and again,.... *Joanie Lane is a Meditation Teacher, Reiki Master/Teacher, Spiritual & Life Coach, and Healing Movement Qigong Leader. She lives in Kelseyville, Ca. at her meditation center "A Positive Light". For more information visit her website at apositivelight.com **These are original writings by Joanie. Any quotes by others that have been included have been identified.
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