The Secret to Finding Happiness…
February 19, 2009 by Anna Farmery
Filed under Affirmations of Life
I was sat on the bus with a wise old lady today…we talked and she gave me some sage advice that I think is so relevant to all widows. She said
“The trouble with the world is that people are looking for happiness, as though it a tangible object that you will stumble across one day. With age I have found that happiness cannot be found, it starts weaving into your life like an unknown stranger when you stop looking for it. Happiness isn’t some…thing, happiness is a way of looking at the world. Happiness comes to people who see the world in all its glory, happiness comes when you enjoy what you have rather than what you haven’t got at the moment. The secret my dear is not looking for happiness but embracing what is right in front of you”
Wow, that had such a profound impact on me. Why? Because happiness was meeting her, happiness was that moment of sharing, that moment of connection. Happiness is there when we just take the time to recognise it.
Grief can blind you so much to the world around you, grief can create blinkers so you only see pain.Healing maybe arrives when you remove the blinkers and don’t fear the light because in the light is salvation from the pain ?
