The life of the candle will not be shortened by being shared
Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. - Buddha
How do we become happy and then how do we share our happiness? The first step is to define what happiness means to you, and that is not an easy and one that humankind has been wrestling with for, I suspect, thousands of years. Some ideas that have, over the years, shaped thinking on this topic:
First, have the attitude that the glass half full rather than a glass half empty as you explore the day to day activities of life
Second, trust that people have good intentions, (sometimes not a great delivery of those intentions) so trust that people are good, most of the time.
Third, when you have to make a decision, make your list pros and con's talk to people weigh the evidence or whatever you have to do and then trust your instincts. 9.5 times out of 10 you will be right.
Fourth, build close personal relationships that are meaningful to you and try to stay connected to these people
Fifth, put on a happy face, smile or force a smile when you dealing with people that you are having difficulties with and remember that people are good most of the time and they are just trying to get by.
Sixth, learn to listen to the voice in your head that says the good things about you and life--this voice is hard to hear sometimes because it is being drowned out, at times, by all of the other voices telling us how wrong, lazy or bad you are.
Seventh, be content with who you are and stay in the moment but have the courage to dream about what you soon will be
Eighth, hold the assumption that the world is yours for the asking
Ninth, remember the song "We' are here for a good time, not a long time". Life is short, and for some of us life is getting shorter so let the "good times roll"
Tenth, life involves taking risks, and I believe that most of them will end positively. Some will not, that's what defines risk, but if you don't take risks, you will be on your death bed, thinking "what if .... and you want to be there thinking what's next"?
Once you learn to be happy then you can start to share your happiness, and light the candles and spread the joy and your candle when it goes out, will have benefited many others. I believe that Boomers are about taking risks. As Bobby McFerrin sings, Don't worry be happy!
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Ken Boddie
7 years ago #5
Hey, Lisa \ud83d\udc1d Gallagher, you'd need a modern day hacker, with state of the art knowledge and capability, for electronic file destruction. Sorry but I don't know any 15 year olds.
Lisa Gallagher
7 years ago #4
I like that idea Ken Boddie! Can they be lit and permanently destroyed too? ;-)
Ken Boddie
7 years ago #3
taking the lead from Royce and Buddha, Lisa, thousands of bills can be lit from a single candle. 😂
Ken Boddie
7 years ago #2
Lisa Gallagher
7 years ago #1