Happiness lies not in the accumulation of goods and money but in the accumulation of peace, love and kindness and in the expression of these emotions toward others. For one is happy and rich indeed when one is of peaceful heart, of loving heart and of kind heart.
It’s okay to desire change, to wish for peace, to believe in miracles. Though your society plods onward in its usual ways, it’s okay to look beyond the status quo to what else might be possible. To dream of a better world is one path of heart that awaits. To actually walk that path, that dream, offers the possibility of an actual better world. There is a difference between just dreaming and imagining and taking action to actualize a dream. Some of the best ideas fall by the wayside because they are never given life, never actualized. Don’t let your own dreams fall by the wayside. Take one step today to make them come true. And then do the same the day after. Things don’t ordinarily happen overnight. It’s in the daily step-by-step that they unfold and become reality.
Find happiness in small things, in the glint of sunlight shining through the leaves, in the sound of spring birds calling to each other, in the scurry to build nests and lay eggs, in the soft breezes that suggest fine summer days ahead. Let the calm and predictable journey of spring arriving assure you that all is unfolding according to plan, as it always does. Yes, each year there are changes to note, things unfolding earlier than normal, perhaps too many rainstorms or too few, perhaps too hot weather too soon, but in its own way nature calmly carries on. Do the same, carry on, but do so with a calm and knowing heart, for there is till so much more to come.
Let your feet guide you along on your path of heart as often as you let your mind and heart. Let them walk you in quiet walking meditation, take you on a nature trail, get you up and down so that there is plenty of movement and activity in your life. Sometimes just a shift of the body in a new direction will change things for the better. Let them decide what direction to take, for not only are they the feet of your physical body but also the feet of the spirit that resides in you, that is you. Let them show you today what you need to learn. Just as you often let your hands guide and teach you, look to your feet today. You may be surprised at what they know and where they take you.
It’s never too late to find a path with heart, to shift a purpose, a direction, a habit, a dream. New possibilities abound on a daily basis. What choice to make? What direction to turn? What step to take? Every day offers a new opportunity to do something new, to change something, to begin something, to end something. Look around and notice what today offers and what is begging for change. What can you let go of today that has worn out its stay, that no longer serves you or the greater good? And what can you invite in, express, or let happen? There are so many fresh new options. What will it be?