We have our brush and colors—paint Paradise and in we go.
—Nikos Kazantzakis—
We find in our experiences and in our daily reveries just what we anticipate. If we greet the day wearing a smile, confident that we are needed and able to make a contribution, We’ll discover that the day holds great promise. What we need to understand is that every day holds just as much promise as we’re capable of expecting.
We carry within ourselves the image of the picture we’re creating.
Since the choice to find happiness rather than sorrow and regret is our own, why does the latter even attract us? For no other reason than we fail to believe that we’re deserving of happiness. We know our own shortcomings; we’re aware of the details in our lives for which we feel shame. We think only the pure of heart deserve happiness. But we’re human. And this means mistakes are normal and expected. With wisdom comes full understanding of this fact. In the meantime, we can trust that happiness is our birthright. All that’s requested is our belief in it.
Today will offer me all that I truly desire. Happiness attracts itself.