“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”
~ Dalai Lama XIV
I chanced upon this quote when I was browsing the net and searching for inspiring quotes. I am the kind of a person who seeks answers now rather than dwelling on: why did this happen to me? There used to be a time when many a days I would sulk about the fact that I was not as happy as I deserved to be. It all changed when I started to seek happiness in small things.
A lot of times we hold on to so many things, moments and memories that cause us nothing but pain, grief and suffering. What we instead should learn is to let go of things that weigh us down. What did I learn to do differently? These 4 things that I make a point to avoid if I have to be happy!
1. Let go of the past.
No, I cannot rewrite history, nor do I have a time machine to go back and change the past. The best thing I can do is make peace with the past. No matter what I do and how much I think, the past has served its purpose and it will not change. Incidents and events changed my life in good and bad ways. But my past is what has gotten me to today.
I have learned from the mistakes, so all I need to do is move on. All I need to do is be grateful for the experiences and enjoy the moment now.
What else do you need to give up to be happy? This was the niggling thought at the back of my mind for the past few days that took the form of a post. Read rest of the post here on Elephant Journal and know what you need to give up to be happy!
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Yes letting off the past is a very good and must do thing.. Personally its difficult for me , but as you said the baggage has to be got down at some point as there is no meaning at all.. Forget past and move on !! Working on it too 🙂
It was very difficult for me too, but there comes a time in your life, where you want to choose happiness over everything else. And that is when you are ready to let go of the excess baggage. You choose to move on because you want to be happy!
You’re a star, you know! ♥
🙂 Much thanks!
Beautiful post Prats <3 it . Just reminded me of wat i was doing till sometime back 😉 .. It's just that we all know that Being HAPPY is very important but everytime we indulge in unnecessary situations / actions where we hurt our ownself ..
I started following simple steps, which has changed me … I ask my self was it important for me to remember Yes or No.. then based the situation i either make it a memory which i luv to cherish it or just delete it completely as a Junk or ignore it as if i never knew it and send a message to my brain that this is not required for me 🙂 how simple it sounds but initially its lil tough to put in pratice as we need to have lot of faith and determination within ourselves 🙂
I know!!! Some things are so simple to follow. You just I just say one thing everyone needs their calling. When it comes things just fall in place. I believe in that.
Hi
The post is Indeed beautiful and promising. Will head to elephant journal to read the complete post.
Yes, I agree to let go of the past is definitely difficult but worth every bit of it.
Are you not taking part in A2Z challenge? I am sorry to ask you this question. My Internet connection at home is not working and mobile blogging is tiresome as most of the time more than half of the things doesn’t open. 🙁
No no, I am not a part of the A-Z challenge! I can’t write so many posts!
So many of us hold onto the past.
It is SO HARD to let go…So hard….
but I found that when I do, when I try, the freedom and liberation are abundant. x
I think the letting go of the past is something most of us struggle with. I read this wonderful quote that said, no matter how much you visit the past, nothing changes. And it struck a chord. I had been wasting time thinking and rethinking how things could have been better when I actually had the potential to make things better. And yes, I so agree, when you let go, the freedom and liberation are abundant!
Hi Pratibha,
I’m really sorry to post a comment mostly unrelated to the topic, but I just scanned and uploaded a PDF of Target April 1988 issue. I’m just sharing it around with all Target fans. I remember seeing you mention somewhere that you’re a Target fan too. If you’d like to have it and share it with other Target fans, I’d be glad to give the Google Drive link. Let me know.
It’s good to let go of the past, but not a past issue of this awesome mag! (Ha, something related to the topic, after all)
Best,
Rama
Please link!
Here is the link for the mag:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0JnrXsaP2QFaHlKUW5OUlBZQXc/edit
🙂
Love this quote you found“HAPPINESS IS NOT SOMETHING READY MADE. IT COMES FROM YOUR OWN ACTIONS.”
~ DALAI LAMA XIV Interesting you and i writing on letting go 🙂
I love reading on letting go, it gives me loads of perspectives. This is something that I have been battling with for a very long time unsure of what I really need to do and one fine day things just fell in place!