Do you want to be happy?
Of course you do! Silly me. What kind of question is that?
Why aren't you more deeply happy, content, and fulfilled in all things now?
I believe that happiness occurs through perfection.
I believe that perfection is the acceptance of imperfection.
Therefore, to be happy, you must be able to accept the imperfect.
We could be stripped of our assets, live in hunger, and wonder when we'll get our next clean glass of water; and still find a way to be happy.
Your partner could ruin your life, hurt you, and leave you for nothing; and you could be happy.
You could hate your job, your boss, the stress of change, your status; and you could be happy.
Marcus Aurelius writes that "we can accommodate and adapt" that the "impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way, becomes the way."
What if we could accept the obstructions to comfort and an ideal life, could we still be happy?
Yes.
And, what if we were deeply happy?
How might the world be different for you if you accepted all that came your way, embraced it, and made it part of who you are now?
If you can imagine what that life would be like, what keeps you from picking up your feet and stepping towards that life now? What is getting in the way of your ability to choose?
Whatever that is, that's what you need to embrace.
Love your fear.
