We all love a good moan - unloading our daily little misfortunes on our near and dear ones, things that went horribly wrong at work, traffic jams on the way or back, someone who let us down again, last minute, when we were so trusting and relying on their support - and that niggling pain in the back or neck or leg that we can't seem to shake off no matter what - and then there are the things that could go wrong (but haven't yet) and we can feel it in our bones the doom headed our way, like that dark thunderous cloud far off in the sky, that is surely going to pour down the minute we step outside our home.
And all these tales of woes are not because we are jobless, or out on the street, or living in a poverty stricken shanty town, with no warmth in winter and no luxuries to speak of, no, these tales of woes are exchanged in comfortable homes, over sumptuous dinner tables and in front of warm fireplaces. Life to us has become one damn thing after another, to bitch and moan about, to fill our down-trodden souls with more misery and negativity- we can't seem to moan enough or have enough, but what of?
Contentment in the here and now has become so elusive to most of us, we either whine about what has-been or worry about what will-be, but totally forget about the here and now, about enjoying and living and making the most of what we have now, in the moment.
Happiness is truly a state of mind - if our minds and souls are tormented by demons of woes at all times, can we ever be happy, no matter how comfortable and fortunate we are? Life is how we view it and that's the bottom line- our daily experiences, encounters with people are given a negative hue by our limited vision and gloomy perception - it truly is a choice we consciously or subconsciously make and follow blindly till it becomes a habit.
So let's make a conscious effort to break free of this terrible habit, open our hearts and minds to new encounters, new experiences, find the good in everything and view life not as one damn thing after another but as one great experience after another, to savour, enjoy and live...
And all these tales of woes are not because we are jobless, or out on the street, or living in a poverty stricken shanty town, with no warmth in winter and no luxuries to speak of, no, these tales of woes are exchanged in comfortable homes, over sumptuous dinner tables and in front of warm fireplaces. Life to us has become one damn thing after another, to bitch and moan about, to fill our down-trodden souls with more misery and negativity- we can't seem to moan enough or have enough, but what of?
Contentment in the here and now has become so elusive to most of us, we either whine about what has-been or worry about what will-be, but totally forget about the here and now, about enjoying and living and making the most of what we have now, in the moment.
Happiness is truly a state of mind - if our minds and souls are tormented by demons of woes at all times, can we ever be happy, no matter how comfortable and fortunate we are? Life is how we view it and that's the bottom line- our daily experiences, encounters with people are given a negative hue by our limited vision and gloomy perception - it truly is a choice we consciously or subconsciously make and follow blindly till it becomes a habit.
So let's make a conscious effort to break free of this terrible habit, open our hearts and minds to new encounters, new experiences, find the good in everything and view life not as one damn thing after another but as one great experience after another, to savour, enjoy and live...
