by Ray Newman, radio and television commentator, attorney, educator, author

Thursday, September 19, 2013

HAPPY

We pretty much define success in life in terms of "getting something"...money, position, power, a big house, a new car, the good life.

Misguided.  The ultimate goal in life is not getting some thing, or some things, but in being something...happy.  Ask yourself why you want something and the ultimate answer will always be "to be happy".  Get everything you dream of, but if you are not happy, you are not a success.

Ancient sects around the world understood that, and they spent time learning to be happy, and practicing what they learned...ridding their mind of poisonous desires that brought stress and anger and distress in far greater doses than the temporary slivers of happy we might imagine we find in them.  Serenity, beauty, contemplation, harmony with nature and camaraderie with others sharing our path, were the touchstones they lived by.  Compassion and brotherhood were integral components of their way of life.  And they were a success.

Happy is the crowning jewel of life...and of success.

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Look at the poster, Blessings of a Spiritual Life, which is offered for sale.  Each blessing is a blessing because it bestows happy.

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