Sometimes it seems that life is about searching. Searching, seeking, pursuing, and chasing something or another consumes us all. Some of us are looking for love. Many of us are desperately chasing the almighty buck. There are people the never stop trying to gain power, and some more esoteric souls are hoping to find meaning and purpose. I know people that are doing all they can to find peace and contentment and some are actually looking for trouble. When I was younger, all I wanted to find was sex, drugs, and rock and roll. After I grew up a bit, 1 needed a wife, a home and Kids. After a while the home needed to be bigger, and the cars newer, so still I chased.
These things are all desperately vital for all of us. They consume us and give us purpose. The truth is that we aren’t really looking for any of them. If I was asked, why do you need: a bigger house. I would say so we could have more room. “Why do you need more room?” I would say to make my family more comfortable. Then: Why do you want your family to be more comfortable? I would say so that they enjoy their home. Then I was asked why do you want them to enjoy their home? I would say so that they are happy. Then if I was asked, why do you want them to be happy, I would answer because it makes me happy.
There you go! I’m not looking for a bigger house, I am looking for happiness. This same process of drilling into the “Whys” will always end up with the search for happiness. No one ever wants the power, the money, the person, the object or the condition. They believe that attainment of it will bring them happiness. We are all looking for happiness.
I’ve found that there is no condition external to us that will bring us, show us or cause us to be happy. Once we reach a goal, we will always be looking for the next one. External conditions and things are never going to be the source of joy. Joy has to come from within the core of our being. Happiness and true joy come from the souls and once realized will affect the external conditions ad draw to us all the situations that align with our highest good. The bible tells us” Seek ye first the Kingdom of God an all these things will be added unto you.”
Happiness doesn’t depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions.”
– Dale Carnegie
“Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt
Imagine chasing a butterfly in a garden. It moves slowly and with grace, yet you cannot catch it. It will always elude you. Once you stop, sit and be still, it will come and land on your nose. This is the same for joy. We all need to give up the frantic search, there is nothing to find. What we are really trying to discover is who we really are. Once we understand that the spark of Divine Awareness that creates worlds flow through us all, connects us and creates from our thoughts, we will realize we need nothing but to be mindful of the miracles all around us.
We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.
What are you looking for? Do you really know? Really?
Stop. You are already where you are meant to be, already have what you need.
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