Remember Your Brilliance

Not sure how to bring happiness in your life? Well, firstly, I believe we are born to be happy - and as such we then can extend our love to serve the world - lifting and supporting others. I look around my home and I would say, yes, everything in my view brings me happiness, my books, a bracelet a friend gave me, our granddaughter's puzzle, fuzzy slippers which I wear to the hot tub, my hubby on his computer in the kitchen (I'm on my chrome book in the living room). I have mentioned things - however I feel the life of these things, the actions of them, the being in relationship with them. For example, books bring happiness for me; well because they are filled with words, images which spark ideas, which ignites the desire for me to share = happiness How do you surround yourself with happiness?  Look around from where you are right now, can you sense your happiness? If you have something in your world, within view and it doesn't spark a twinge of joy, happiness or love ...

This morning I am moved by these words: "There are no manuals for the construction of the individual you would like to become. You are the only one who can decide this and take up the lifetime of work that it demands. This is such a wonderful privilege and such an exciting adventure. To grow into the person that your deepest longing desires is a great blessing. If you can find a creative harmony between your soul and your life, you will have found something infinitely precious. You may not be able to much about the great problems of the world or change the situation you are in, but if you can awaken the eternal beauty and light of your soul, then you will bring light where you go. The gift of life is given to us for ourselves and also to bring peace, courage and compassion to others." John O'Donohue Eternal Echos - Exploring our Hunger to Belong Bottom paragraph - page 146 💜💜💜💜 This is a timeless piece written for those who struggle with the 'shoulds...

I saw this quote today and I love it. "Attention is the rarest form of generosity." It's from Simone Weil. Now, I wasn't sure about rarest, until I wrote it out. Until I sat with it. And, yes, it may be the rarest. What do you give your full attention to, ever? Your. Full. Attention.  Pay attention to your day, to your actions. Be generous with yourself. Be present. Be attentive. Fully. Even for 5 minutes. See how it feels to be fully generous.