we live in a beautiful world

Look around you, it is amazing. Skyscrapers, gravity, daisies, peaches, archipelagos, children, languages, music, wars, phosphorous, galaxies, snow, literature, human existence.

We live in such a breathtaking environment that is full of magic and wonder. Although we can feel intense sadness, profound happiness can be just around the corner. One step away. One thought away. One kiss away. Sources for joy are literally everywhere, one just has to overlook all of the negative things trying to cover them up.

The world conspires for you to be happy, not unhappy. It is all a matter of perspective, of stepping back and taking a good look at the world around you. How can you ever be bored, depressed, frustrated, annoyed or jealous in a world of such infinite possibility?

Are you discontent with your current situation? Then change it. Move elsewhere. Do something else. Befriend other people. This world is not a single plane, it is vast and varied and waiting to be experienced.

If today is not a good day, wake up tomorrow and start a better day. Better yet, close your eyes for one minute and open then looking for the beauty, the complexity, the awesomeness that is this Universe. Forget the ugliness, the adversity, the vacuous nature that so many impose upon the world around them for those details are not worth paying attention to, nor remembering.

What good do negative thoughts and actions serve? They only hurt, cramp and suppress positivity. It is only with optimism, altruism and compassion that this world can be cured of its ills. Judgement, hatred, egotism, bitterness and despair only bring more evil into a world already riddled with problems. Even a very small amount of a good can spread exponentially because it is so much more rare than bad in this universe.

Regarding good, people are the ultimate source of it. Every single human being is completely different with their own flaws, skills, experiences, secrets, and dreams. Every man and woman holds inside of themselves a story so infinitely interesting that it could never be told completely in a film, book or conversation. People cannot be defined as ignorant, pretty, selfish, purple, happy or conservative. Every person is a unique being shaped by the infinite amount of variables that our Earth-bound existences offer us. The Earth is a museum and we all are the art within it. Study all of the art regardless of its shape, color or texture and you will gain a greater understanding of the museum.

Life is what you make of it. Life is perception: sight, taste, smell, sound and touch. Reality depends upon the intensity and angle with which light hits our eyes. Reality sounds only because of the way our brains decipher the vibrations of the air around us. That same air is only felt because of the stimulation of our nerve endings and the subsequent signals to our brains. We are told only what is around us, it is our job to actually interpret that information. A “negative” sensory input can be a source of anguish, or simply an inspiration to change everything and attract more positive inputs. It is up to you, and you alone. No one thing or one person can decide or influence how you feel. That is completely up to you. Decide to be happy about life and you will remain that way. It is your perception, so why not make it a positive perception?

We live in a beautiful world. It is time that you see the beauty. It is ever-pervading and impossible to miss unless your eyes are closed. So open them.

~ High Existence

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What Will Matter

Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end.


There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days. All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten will pass to someone else.


Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance. It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed.


Your grudges, resentments, frustrations and jealousies will finally disappear. So too, your hopes, ambitions, plans and to do lists will expire.


The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.
It won’t matter where you came from or what side of the tracks you lived on at the end.
It won’t matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant. Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant.
So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured?


What will matter is not what you bought but what you built, not what you got but what you gave.
What will matter is not your success but your significance.
What will matter is not what you learned but what you taught.
What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage, or sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example.
What will matter is not your competence but your character.
What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting loss when you’re gone.
What will matter is not your memories but the memories that live in those who loved you.
What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.


Living a life that matters doesn’t happen by accident. It’s not a matter of circumstance but of choice.


Choose to live a life that matters.






~ Michael Josephson

i’ll paint you a rainbow

                                   

                                                    I’ll paint you a rainbow to hang on the wall,

                                                 to brighten your heart when the gray shadows fall.

                                                     On a canvas of joy outlasting the years,

                                                with a soft brush of sweetness to dry all your tears.

                                                    I’ll paint you a rainbow with colors of smiles

                                                      That glow with sincerity over the miles.

                                                   On a palette of words I will tenderly blend

                                                    Tones into treasures of sunlight and wind.

                                                  I’ll paint you a rainbow that reaches so wide,

                                                Your sights and your sorrows will vanish inside,

                                                  And deep in the center of each different hue,

                                                  A memory fashioned especially for you.

                                                    So lift up your eyes, for suspended above,

                                                    A rainbow designed by the fingers of love…

                                                              

Steps to HAPPINESS

Everybody Knows:


You can’t be all things to all people.


You can’t do all things at once.


You can’t do all things equally well.


You can’t do all things better than everyone else.


Your humanity is showing just like everyone else’s.



So:


You have to find out who you are, and be that.


You have to decide what comes first, and do that.


You have to discover your strengths, and use them.


You have to learn not to compete with others,


Because no one else is in the contest of *being you*.




Then:


You will have learned to accept your own uniqueness.


You will have learned to set priorities and make decisions.


You will have learned to live with your limitations.


You will have learned to give yourself the respect that is due.


And you’ll be a most vital mortal.




Dare To Believe:


That you are a wonderful, unique person.


That you are a once-in-all-history event.


That it’s more than a right, it’s your duty, to be who you are.


That life is not a problem to solve, but a gift to cherish.


And you’ll be able to stay one up on what used to get you down.