Can You Decide To
Be Happy ?
Or is it just “fate” for some lucky ones?
Many people are living a life of sadness, despair,
fear and anger, as if they were
living in a basement with a very low ceiling. A cold, damp ceiling
of dense concrete, keeping them down. There are no windows in this
place, no sunshine coming in, no birds singing, no nightingales,
no voices of children playing, no affection, no tenderness. Instead
there are tons of misery, illness,
sadness, anger, depression,
fatigue, anxiety, doubt
and low self-esteem.
How can you leave these gloomy quarters? How do you go back to
the gentle sunlight? All you need to do is take a few steps up the
staircase, and there you are: on the first floor, where there's
lots of light, love,
abundance, joy,
well-being and plenty
of sunshine – even
if it's raining outside. All of this is just one floor away! One
floor up , in fact.
Why is it so hard to leave the basement, to wake up from this nightmare,
and to reach that place where you long to be, when it is just a
few steps away? Because “they” have told you that this murky basement
you're living in is all there is, and you have taken their word
for it. Who are “they” ? They are your parents, your teachers,
people around you, TV shows you watch, newspapers you read, and
so on.
You think this sad life in the basement is reality
, and that love and excitement is the stuff that dreams
are made of. My dear, you are living an illusion! You are
living a huge misunderstanding, for it is exactly the other way
around. It is the darkness that is the dream (a nightmare in fact),
and Love and Light that is real.
Unfortunately, “they” never told you that real life is happening
just a few steps up. They never told you that you are living in
a nightmare. Why didn't they tell you? Are they that sadistic? Didn't
they want you to be happy and healthy and abundant? Oh yes, they
did! So why didn't they tell you? Because they simply don't know
themselves! They too believe, and have believed for their whole
life, that the lies they are living are the truth, that the nightmare
is real. And so they couldn't have told you anything else than the
lies they themselves take for truth.
This handover of misunderstandings and lies has been going on for
a very long time, generation after generation. Do you really want
to stay under that ceiling, cramped and swamped in darkness and
misery? Do you want your children to fall for these lies, “living”
a “life” of discontent, heaviness and chronic disease? Or do you
want to live one step beyond, a few steps up, being showered with
love and feeling the sunshine on your face?
How do you get there? It's right there!
You will have to stretch yourself a little bit
to get there. You will have to take a serious look at your belief
system and carefully examine the core beliefs that all of your thoughts
are built upon. Then you will need to decide whether you will continue
believing the lies they told you, or whether you will abandon those
limiting ideas, make up your own mind, and take a shot at living
in joy and excitement.
Stretch yourself, step out of your comfort zone. You will have
to quit some bad habits and leave behind some of the people you
used to hang out with. You can no longer dwell in negative energy
vibrations once you have made up your mind that you want to live
on a positive vibe.
How can you go one floor up and step back into the light? There
are several things you can do! Take a walk in nature, listen to
some uplifting music, read an inspiring book, attend workshops to
develop your talents, discover your inner truth and your true nature
in moments of silence, take your dreams serious and do whatever
you can to realize them. Nurture your passions: sing, dance, paint,
draw, make love with your loved one, connect with your guardian
angel, look into the eyes of a child, play with your pets, make
friends with the Universe, have a conversation with God (and with
the neighbors), follow your own path, lift your vibration with therapies
like Bach Flower Therapy, and so on. In a nutshell : surround yourself
with people, objects and activities that have a high energy vibration
and that makes your energy flow in your body. There is so much to
enjoy!
There is so much you can do to uplift your energy vibration, that
there is absolutely no excuse to stay underground. Unless you consciously
choose to be loyal to those who tell you there is no fun in life,
that this misery is just the way life is, that you have to accept
it, and that the basement is the only room in the house. You have
a choice to make: or you make it your priority to uplift
your energy, or you stay where you are. It's totally up
to you! You have the freedom to choose. Since everybody can go upstairs,
since access is denied to nobody, there really is no excuse not
to go there…
Consider this: the effort needed to go up that staircase is
no bigger than the effort needed to stay under that low ceiling,
carrying a heavy load on your shoulders. The effort is the
same but the results are vastly different! Staying where you are
is wallowing in misery and pain. Going upstairs is telling the world
you really believe you and everybody else deserve a life filled
with light and enthusiasm! Your life is waiting for you! Go up there
and get it! Don't wait for it to happen by itself. Stand up, move
your body, take action and do what makes you feel better!
Why not go up? The difference is enthusiasm!
Written by Ineke Van Lint, psychologist. Live your life your way,
full of joy, abundance and enthusiasm! Decide to be happy and go
for it! Follow your dreams. Take a look at http://www.theenthusiasm.com
Written by Ineke Van Lint. My main goal is to get your energy and excitement flowing again and to make you create a life filled with enthusiasm, by passing you my energy, experience and tools so you can find your passion and your reason for living and realize your dreams and yourself.
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