Baring My Soul is a category of writing where I share a personal piece of my life’s journey in an effort to do my part in maintaining connection because when we share our stories, we let someone know that they are not alone.
“Happiness is a journey, not a destination,” is one of my favorite quotes. I often find myself reflecting and reevaluating what happiness means to me. I realize that happiness isn’t a feeling that I have to constantly search for but it is one of the many feelings I do and will experience throughout life. However, it is important for me to know what things contribute to my happiness so that when I do experience the feeling, I experience it fully. I want to share two things that dearly contribute to my happiness and I hope that you know or are willing to figure out a thing or two that contributes to yours.
Be happy. But more importantly, just be.
I find happiness in peace.
Peace is so sacred. These past of couple of years have taught me the truth in peace being found within and peace that defies understanding. So, when I feel like peace has escaped me, I have to remind myself that this isn’t true because it can’t escape me if it is within me. I now view peace as a sweet space I can enter to help ground me or to keep me level-headed amongst confusion and chaos. I have also discovered the beauty of not being joyful or sorrowful but just peaceful.
So, I find happiness in peace because I may not always be tapped into it but it is always within me.
I find happiness in God.
God is everything to me. I have fears. I have doubts. I have insecurities. But God’s love and favor has always been enough to see me through the valleys on my journey of happiness. When I think about all that God has meant to me throughout my entire life, I am filled with so much gratitude. Even in this moment, I am so thankful that I am here today and have a chance to reflect God’s love in my home and when I walk out into the world. All of these feelings bring me deep honor.
So, I find happiness in God because God is happiness. God is everything.
Much love.