Happiness

What makes us happy, ok me?  Yesterday "M", my son, and I were talking about money.  Having it, not having it, etc.  What he said to me absolutely blew my mind.  "mom, money does not make me happy".  Wow!  I was taken aback at my own thoughts about money, love, 'things', jobs.... LIFE.

I heard a friend say one time that if it can be fixed with money, then it isn't a problem.  I had to think about that one too.  My thoughts bring me to a place some time back where even buying food or paying rent was difficult.  Did I think more income would 'fix' that?  Of course I did.  Did I think that IF those things were 'fixed' I would be happ(ier), of course I did.  What I have discovered is those things are 'fixed' and happiness can still be elusive.

So, where does that happiness (for me, and perhaps others) come from?  Do we really know when we have it?  See I can get caught up in misery of my own thinking and completely lose sight of today and all it's blessings. 

But, I am learning, (notice I said learning not relearning since I never knew) to reach within for that peace, which when present brings contentment which lasts a whole lot longer than happiness brought about by 'things'.

In a book I have read so many times it states, 'deep inside every man, woman and child is the fundamental belief in God although it may be obscured by calamity (noise).... Noise can be any thing that blocks those thoughts of God.   Now, I got caught up for so long in the word God that someone said to me,  try Good Orderly Direction.  How simple is that?  How fundamental is any of this?

Immensely, to me.

Today's forcast for the south is 105 with the heat index......... sounds like a great day for a movie.