Love your happiness like no other love.
Our culture would have you believe that your own happiness is secondary to that of others. At times, you may be timid about claiming what makes you happy, because it feels selfish to have what you want.
Conflict over loving our own happiness can only be resolved if we remember how much we suffer when we're unhappy. If you can remember how impossible it is to conceal your unhappiness and how tormented it makes you, then you will be encourage to love your own happiness above that of all others.
Your happiness brings to those you love a full and satisfied heart, one that will want them to be happy too, in their own way. When you are happy, you are patient, more compassionate, more supportive and strong.
Loving your happiness like no other love makes all love possible and it makes you a happy lover.
Kiss Your Life... 365 Reasons to Love Who You Are
By:Ann Mody Lewis, Ph.D.
Reason: 152 Page: 170
Commentary:
In her book ‘Endgame’ Mary Sarton suggests it is wrong to expect that there will be a time of happiness in our lives. Rather, there are moments of happiness. Enough happy moments, however, strengthen us to endure unhappy moments patiently. A ‘happy person’ is not a person who must be happy all of the time. They are well-adjusted enough to cope maturely, wise enough to learn eventually and spiritual enough to recognize that life is a mixture of human emotions.
Is it humbling for you to admit that your happiness is the foundation of your love? No matter how noble we make self-sacrifice, too much of it diminishes your spirit. Escaping into the lives of others to avoid yourself is not a healthy solution for lovers. YOU MATTER, because YOU ARE THE LOVER! To love-your-happiness is laying the foundation of your life that others will remember.
So, don’t give up so much of the time you have leaving no-time-to-enjoy-yourself!
Don’t give up so much of your power, you-end-up-feeling-powerless!
Don’t give up so much of your voice, others stop listening!
During this season-of-giving, remember that YOU MATTER! Be ready to share with others the splendor of who you’ve come to be; that’s a treasure for eternity.
This month’s discussion will include: Defining happiness. What is responsible love? Being an honest lover. What is most effective about love? How are lovers remembered? How much happiness do you need? Let’s Talk!
