7 Fundamental Truths about Lasting Happiness
At the centre of your being you have the answer, you know who you are and you know what you want.
Lao Tzu
Lao Tzu
Post written by Katarina Miletic Join my Inner Circle
By now, my friend, I’m comfortable that we have covered the fundamentals about living our most fulfilling life and sustaining well-balanced, pure joy within our heart. There is a lot said and done: 130+ blog posts in and a few points to recap – holding the breath for a couple of seconds before we exhale. The mindful pause in contemplation and consideration. For lasting happiness is not a philosophical concept that happens to someone else, but a conscious way of living connected with the source – the soul of the universe – through our inner being.
By listing some of the most important ones, I want you to bear in mind that this list is not exclusive – there is a lot of personal creativity - unique to you that has to move in concert with the source, as you feel it, as you connect with it.
And just before we start, here is a gift for you, if you want just one thought to take away, let it be this one:
When you complete reading this post, you will truly know that nothing outside you ever plays any part in your happiness.
Mindfulness
Being willing to live fully present in this moment. Taking time to really appreciate that the quality of our life rests on the ability to bring mindfulness to our thoughts, choices and actions. Noticing that everything we perceive as our reality is connected with our expectation. Staying mindful to bring intention to our each and every moment as the day unfolds, but always staying present in this moment.
Don’t you already feel calmer, more purposeful and grounded than before?
Faith
This is a very personal feeling, one that only you will be able to define for yourself, but also one that no one can live without. Life would seem and be unbearable if we lived without trusting that process is guiding us on a journey that is familiar on the deepest level of understanding – the one that we don’t need to translate into words. Trusting that there is always a deeper meaning, and reaching deeper inside us for it to be revealed – makes a difference between living with peace and living in constant fear and chaos.
Connection
The whole world that we dare to imagine, known and unknown to us, can fit into just this one word. Life without connection isn’t even possible, so it’s not surprising that a lot of our deepest meaning can be found in connection. First and foremost, already mentioned the connection with the source inside us. Through that inseparable connection we are connected together and truly exist as one – not as little parts of one whole, but each one the entire universe by itself. And then there is the connection between our thoughts and the direct result they have on our reality, same with the connection between our feelings and our ability to choose them and elevate them to a higher level.
The Right Thing
Goodness and positivity are your very nature. Everything that comes from them, whether it concerns you, or someone else (as in the relationship between two beings) feels natural, instinctive – feels like the right thing – because it is the right thing. Everything that comes from the opposite spectrum has absolutely no power on its own, you empower it by choosing it, by engaging it, and by adopting what short-term, shallow rewards it has to offer you. Deep inside you, there is an unmistakable voice of guidance towards love and light. Choosing to ignore it will not take you back home.
Love and Light
Above and through everything we embody, we are beings of pure love. It would seem that this is not easily attainable, though it is clear and simple and impossible to miss. If you allow love in and allow love out – to you and for you, and then through you towards everyone and everything else – is to live in harmony, to inspire and bring peace (to you and to all), to hold without holding…. It’s everything your soul came here to experience and you get to live bliss.
Path of Joy
Bliss doesn’t mean a life without difficulties, spared of every pain, oblivious to others’ pain, and not able to feel deep sorrow of suffering, heartbreak and personal loss. Bliss means despite all the circumstances you choose the life of love and no regret, it means you were brave to speak love, you shared your heart’s content freely, you defended good in yourself and innocence in others with your life. Bliss means you did the right thing, you do the right thing and you have faith, in every moment you are present here in this life, that only from your place of connection you are powerful to remain joyful even when your heart breaks when your soul kneels, cries and prays ever harder, knowing your light will help guide someone home. And you persist in being human. Above all. For all.
Belief
And last, but not least: belief will always take you further than you think you can go, and help you define your meanings. Is it possible to live this kind of life? Absolutely! I wouldn’t be writing this to you if it’s not.
* * * * The Exclusive Update – 335 Days to Dream * * * *
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Today was a somewhat quiet day on the project front, apart from the general keeping up with the spring clean, as I know it will make things easier when they start moving faster. I wish thinking about the catalogue would help in freeing time to do it, but because I sacrificed panting for the last two weeks, now I am shifting the activities to keep everything moving forward. Art is what I do and building a fine art business is a fine art in itself. I have sourced a great book, which looks promising as it’s touching on several subjects that are already on my mind. Cannot wait to see how it will relate to my own reasoning and what lessons will I learn from it.
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The feelings of calm and peace and ease are so welcome. I am grateful for the past two days with a slower tempo, and switching up to the longer time per activity which is working a treat right now! Quality time with the soul is essential and feels great! I would highly, highly recommend this.
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I will try and free time before the end of the week to resume the cataloguing activity, even with up to five things listed per day, as ten seems to require more time to take photographs and prepare graphics. Hopefully, a more realistic goal will prove doable. As always, I will record what actually unfolds. Sometimes inspiration comes from a different place and that is totally OK.
Remember – You Are Safe Here
This is the sacred place between our souls. Thank you for sharing your visions, dreams and ideas. Your courage to be vulnerably seen will always be respected, and you will be treated with nothing but kindness and compassion. ♡
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