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<blockquote data-quote="Signorina" data-source="post: 464241"><p>I was driving yesterday and I realized how much I miss BEING happy. I used to live a happy life. My dad died in January of 2008 and since then my family has been reeling from one big unrelated crisis to the next; we haven't caught a break. Honestly, I've had happy moments since then but those tears burn in the back of my eyes all the time. Only a thought away from rolling down the cheeks. All day yesterday, I contemplated making a whiny post about wanting to feel happy again, but I didn't post it because I knew I would reek of self pity and whininess...and I want you gals to like me... LOL</p><p></p><p>ANYWAY (yes I ramble in real life too) I was reading LHJ trying to fall asleep and I was struck by this quote in an article (My Life as a Mom, October 11, 2011) It was an "AHA moment" and i thought you all might like it too... </p><p></p><p><em><strong>"The happiness we seek ... cannot be found through getting serious and uptight about wanting things to go in the direction that we think will bring happiness. The point is that the happiness we seek is already here and it will be found through relaxation and letting go rather than through struggle."</strong>(attributed to Buddhist teacher Pema Chodron)</em></p><p></p><p>I may just write it in lipstick on my mirror...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Signorina, post: 464241"] I was driving yesterday and I realized how much I miss BEING happy. I used to live a happy life. My dad died in January of 2008 and since then my family has been reeling from one big unrelated crisis to the next; we haven't caught a break. Honestly, I've had happy moments since then but those tears burn in the back of my eyes all the time. Only a thought away from rolling down the cheeks. All day yesterday, I contemplated making a whiny post about wanting to feel happy again, but I didn't post it because I knew I would reek of self pity and whininess...and I want you gals to like me... LOL ANYWAY (yes I ramble in real life too) I was reading LHJ trying to fall asleep and I was struck by this quote in an article (My Life as a Mom, October 11, 2011) It was an "AHA moment" and i thought you all might like it too... [I][B]"The happiness we seek ... cannot be found through getting serious and uptight about wanting things to go in the direction that we think will bring happiness. The point is that the happiness we seek is already here and it will be found through relaxation and letting go rather than through struggle."[/B](attributed to Buddhist teacher Pema Chodron)[/I] I may just write it in lipstick on my mirror... [/QUOTE]
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