Spiritual Awakening: A Dose Of Happiness!!!
Today I wish to give everyone a prescription for a dose of happiness. In the spiritual awakening process it is imperative to find your inner joy and to tap into that joy so that it will continue to lead to happiness. Many times I am asked, JDOGG what makes you happy? My answer is easy losing myself in service to others and watching how people come together for a common cause that resonates with them. I have experienced this over the last 15 years as I have been an active participant with The American Cancer Society Relay For Life. This year I decided to become The Fund The Mission Lead for The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of West Boca and to encourage people to get involved. I have derived a great amount of happiness by visiting www.relayforlife.org/westbocaratonfl and http://main.acsevents.org/goto/jdogg2 and seeing the progress being made in the fundraising efforts. I find happiness each morning knowing that I am working for a cause and not the applause. I have learned that in order to achieve happiness I must detach from the outcome and just let things flow. I have also learned that not everyone is going to understand your motivation and not everyone is going to be as committed as I may be. I have also learned not to compare myself to others and to just stay authentic and celebrate the fact that I have the ability to be part of something special. I have learned that I am more happy when I celebrate others instead of being jealous of them. I have found that my happiness must come from with in and if I am truly to spread happiness I must first achieve happiness within myself. I have learned that when I am centered, grounded, and coming from a place of happiness and joy that I accomplish more.
I have come to the realization that I can not look at the outcome I must look at the journey and find happiness in the process. I have also experienced the fact that it is not my job to bring people kicking and screaming into the world of being of service and value and that some will, some won’t, so what, some waiting, next. Many times happiness occurs when you remove the people and things that no longer serve you. I find myself most happy when I am in tune with Don Miguel Ruiz’s Four Agreements:
When I am in alignment with these teachings I tend to be a bit happier than when I forget to practice these teachings. I have learned over time through the spiritual awakening process that there will be people who say they are going to do something and do not so you accept that fact and love them anyway. As long as you do what you believe is right in your heart and divinely directed you can achieve your inner happiness that will allow you to share outer happiness.