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I was reading a book recently that spoke about happiness and how money simply has no bearing on being happy (the guy that wrote this book has hundreds of millions of dollars, so he should know!). While we’ve all heard that money doesn’t make you happy, I think a lot of us still cling to the hope that somehow it will and if not happiness, that it will give us something.

So I thought it may be useful to look at defining what exactly happiness is.

Webster’s dictionary defines it as a state of well-being and contentment: also, a pleasurable or satisfying experience.

That doesn’t really get it for me, I see happiness as a state of harmony where this moment right here and now is not only fine but also one where I am totally one with it and there is no thought of the next moment being different from this one (better or worse). There’s no “pursuit” involved, it’s simply a complete surrender and trust that all is as it is and I am well, my state of being doesn’t change because of the circumstances I happen to be in.

From this place, plans can be made, interactions with other people can happen, chores can be done or whatever, and the underlying state of wellness doesn’t change. There are no concerns, no dramas, no blaming and no problems, simply joy and bliss in the awareness of this present moment being all that is necessary.

Some would say this sounds boring or unrealistic and if that’s the way you see it, that’s ok too. It’s not about changing anyone to conform with your bliss, it’s complete allowance for all and in that you are in equilibrium with Self.

You may say that if everyone went around like this, nothing would get done and everyone would be in LA-LA land. But that line of reasoning is the mind looking to make it wrong in some way so that it can survive as an identity. It’s not easy to keep your ego alive when you give up the stories it loves to hold on to.

The way I see it is that true desires come from YOU as opposed to your mind that wants to believe that the attainment of the desire will change you in some way and make you better!

A true desire inspires you to a point where the journey feels exciting and the destination is not even in question. Instead what most of us do (with having desires of the mind) is become concerned about the destination and then get frustrated, annoyed or angry along the journey and then wonder why the destination (that promises so much), isn’t coming! It would be like going down a water slide and being concerned whether the water will be there at the bottom, the thrill of the ride is lost and getting to the bottom is inconsequential.

Enjoy the ride, Life is fantastic!

Angelo Campione

Student Is Ready

Another Great little video from Abraham-Hicks: