I’m realizing in a way that’s more real and accessible than ever. I think I’m happier than I’ve ever been and not because my circumstances suddenly became clearer and more close to what I expected.
Something happens when we begin to realize that we cannot control most of the things in our lives. And when we choose to enjoy the mystery and to be fully present in each moment, not knowing what the next might bring, we find the elusive peace we were seeking in the first place. I think this is what they’ve always meant when they said that joy was a choice. I always struggled with that because I seldom felt joyful. But now, I see that I always have had a choice - not to choose my future, not to choose what other people will do, or what I get to keep and what I have to loose… but a choice in how I position myself within all the growing and dying of life itself. When you take some time to sit and let go of the need to know and to control everything, you begin to see that you’ve always had exactly what you needed. And you always will.