HAPPINESS = ENOUGHNESS ALREADY!

When catastrophe strikes, we are sometimes rocked far enough back on our heels to ask, "What's going on here? Is this how I want to go on living? What do I really want from life?" These can be life-changing moments of the and death and rebirth of Self.

Here are four questions that you - and only you - can answer:

How bad do things have to get before you'll do something about it? 

How much do you need to reach “enough”? 

 

Who or what is in charge of your Enough Meter? You, your addictions or some marketer you've never met? 

 

Who or what does a hankering for "more" give you over to?

Are you caught in the lie that “More is better”? We plod on through our gloom, sustained by a vain hope that when we get more of whatever we yearn for, then we'll be happy. Well, it's a dead-end folks. Go on down there if you really have to, but I've been there, and it ends up nowhere/now-here. But what the hell, don't believe me – find out for your self. I'll be here waiting for you when you return.

I'm finding that permanent happiness lies waiting just behind our ability to be contented in what-is, here and now. I call it “Re-acquired Suchness”. We had it once; we were born with it, but we lost it along the way. To some people this kind of equanimity comes more easily than to others, but it can be learned, firstly by dropping our attachment to expectations – of circumstances, ourself and others – then by surrendering creatively to things as they are. It takes willingness persistence and practice.

A lot of satisfaction is available from striving and achieving. Meaningful activities that grow and develop you not only keep you alive and ensure the survival of your issue, but there's a goldmine of gratitude and fulfillment awaiting your efforts. So if there's stress, struggle or effort on the menu today – for God's sake, enjoy it for it's own sake.

How many homes can you live in at a time? How many cars can you drive at a time? How many places can you be at one time? One? Yes, me too. Try and live anywhere and any time other than here/now. Go on, try! You can't do it, can you? 

 

One is enough. Here and now is enough. 

 

So where can you find Happiness guaranteed? Any where or any time else? I don't think so. 

 

What say you?