Happiness

As I get older, I realize how much of my life has been spent attempting to please those whom I love and admire, thinking all the while that once achieved, I would be filled with peace and self worth. This is a fallacy. Although it is important to me that my loved ones are happy, I essentially have no control of their happiness. I have yet to even begin to mold and train up my own joy. How egotistical of me to think that I possess such power in the first place. I feel certain this is a natural subconscious belief and perhaps some who are just starting their journey will not discover this in their current lifetime. At best, I can only hope to bring my loved ones joy by culturing my own happiness. I also know that my heart of hearts yearns to please God and an indescribable inner peace settles across my brow when I’ve been a faithful Child of God.