It’s Okay to be Happy!
20 Jul 2011 Leave a Comment
in candle business, Candles, family business, inner reflection, Life, people, women owned business Tags: candle making, candles, inner reflection, life, people
Hi Everyone,
We’re back. It’s summer my least favorite of all the seasons. It’s hot and humid here in Florida but then I hear most of the country is having the same experience. I thought I would use the heat as a time for some inner reflection, learn something about myself and prepare for fall my favorite season.
Yep, things I never knew have revealed themselves, forced me to work through them and made me better for it.
I learned just how terrified I was of the dreaded…dun dun dun….. “what if’s”…ahhhh there I said it and wait, nothing happened. See that’s just it if you spend your time saying “what if” then nothing ever really happens or at least not to the degree you want it to. What if no one likes what I’ doing, what if I am wasting my time, what if (this is big one) people think I’m foolish (this is not a problem CyberSpace has I can assure you). You notice everything is negative. The” what if’s” rarely come saying great things. The “what if’s” are based in fear. Yes sir I said FEAR, I was afraid of being happy. Why if I let myself be giddy crazy happy about life and what I am creating then, whoaaaa, something bad could happen to take happiness away. I had actually conditioned myself to look for the clouds and not see the beauty in the rain. I realized that rain serves a purpose, it cleanses and allows us to start fresh. It was a real eye-opening discovery. I realized that it’s okay to be falling down, giddy, brain crazed happy with yourself and nothing bad is waiting around the bend, watching to see if you are happy so it can jump in and snatch it away. “What if’s” only exist in your mind.When I woke up out of a sound sleep last night with a smile on my face and joy in my heart I realized I had finally allowed myself to receive happiness, unfortunately no one else was awake to share this with.
So I’m ready to kick the dreaded “what if’s” to the curb and get on with making things happen, no longer living my life from a fear base and being happy. I’m learning to trust that I am exactly where I am supposed to be doing exactly what I am supposed to be doing at this time and I like it. CyberSpace is dancing around the living room dressed in yellow looking very much like a ray of sparkly sunshine. He’s says I should learn the cha-cha. I get up and start toward him and then….dun dun dun….”what if” I fall? Hmm maybe I’ll just go pour some candles instead, keep dancing CyberSpace you make me smile.
Until next time wishing you laughter and peace.
