In Pursuit of Happiness
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God wants us to grow to our full potential, this I am sure of. Everyone is on a different path, but eventually we should all reach our goal. Each of us who come here on the earth plane comes with his own blueprint on how he will accomplish this fete. We are also expected to plan the conditions on the earth, including the laws of mortality which govern us. We need to be positive and to reach out to others who need us. Being self-centered does not serve a purpose. If we look too much at ourselves we may never recognize our spiritual capabilities. Our souls are constantly evolving, even when we are unaware. Its progression goes on from one phase to another until it merges with and becomes part of the beautiful white light. I always experience a sense of peace whenever I think of what is yet to come. I need to get back to meditation. It is so difficult with three active children because they have so many needs, but meditation always revitalizes my spirit and I realize how much I need my spiritual side. But even though I know that a restless mind is unproductive, right now I am so distracted that I feel like I am trying to tame a runaway horse. I have always longed for the other side, but I understand that I can only live in one world at a time and self-discipline is crucial for survival. The other side will always be waiting, I know, and I will try to take each day as a gift that will one day enable me to transient as a little vapor into the atmosphere --- silently crossing over to the other side --perhaps in secret. Self-discipline is so important if we are to accomplish all we hope to do in this lifetime. We need to throw a net over our scattered thoughts and try to make some sense of it all. How are we to show our children the way if we are so strewn? We were given all we need to be successful in our search for happiness, but it’s up to us to reach up for it.
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My family is everything to me. I have more love for my children than I can ever express, and this is part of my satisfaction. But, what is the secret to obtaining happiness? Family and friends have something to do with it, but it’s much more than that. In my pursuit for happiness I have come to realize that my children will grow up and leave our home to fulfill their own destiny, and this is the way it should be. They are here to experience and to grow, and they will do so in their own way. I won’t be able to take away their sorrows, nor plan their joys. All I can do is be there for them and be supportive when they need it. All I can do is love them. During my lifetime I have done a lot of soul searching to find the answer to my quest, and I think love is the answer. I must believe in others as Jesus requested. This is the only way to be truly happy. I should strive to be kind, patient, and try to help others along the way. I know if I can put myself last and love others exactly as they are - without expectations, I will find the key to why I am here. If this thought is truly captured in my soul, then it will take me back to the New Testament and to Christ’s teachings. Without love, I am nothing - but if I bring God into my life, I can accomplish all things.
About the Author
Doris A. Hamilton is the mother of three children, the grandmother of eleven, and an author for the first time. She has experienced the single life, the convent life, and married life. She has worked with the Deaf, the Elderly, Developmentally Disabled, Alzheimer’s Residents and Hospice Patients. The Human Service field has provided Doris with much insight into the lives and hearts of the people she worked with, and she has walked away from these experiences a much wiser person full of love and understanding for the handicapped. She has attended Regis College, Mass. Bay Community College, Framingham State University, and holds two diplomas from the Institute of Children’s Literature. She also has many certificates and plaques earned while in the Human Service Field. Doris has stated that the most important component to life is soul growth, and this she has certainly acquired from her compassionate work with the mentally and physically challenged. Doris’s hobbies include writing and oil painting.