Strange
as it may sound, I want to do more releasing than grasping -- and it will be a
satisfying shift for me. I’ve spent far too much time trying to grasp and hold
onto happiness, and it’s been a wearying kind of work. I’m tired of struggling
to seize peace and well-being, to grab this bit of gladness or that bit of
pleasure, as if happiness is something tangible that can be caught and kept. I
want to live in a different way, by
setting my good fortune free instead of grasping and clutching it. I’ve had
sadness in my life, for sure, but I’ve also been blessed with a bounteous
supply of happiness, and instead of trying to hold onto it, I want to set it
free. I want to release my cheerfulness so it can cheer up other lives. I want
to liberate the delight I have in life so it can loosen and free up others. I’m
tired of clutching and clinging to happiness. I want to allow it to leave so it
can spread its gifts around. (Surprisingly, that’s the only way I can be sure
it will stay with me.)
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