Where Are You Looking For Your Sunshine?

Figuring out how to be happy can be the journey of a lifetime.
It certainly takes more than a one-off course or a book.

But fortunately there are plenty of inspirational happiness quotes out there, to guide and motivate us on our way.

Today’s Daily Sunshine quote is just one of those, for me.

It’s an ancient Tibetan saying, talking about one of the habits that most of us are running – but it’s perhaps the most difficult habit to break.

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“Seeking happiness outside ourselves is like waiting for sunshine in a cave facing north.“

Tibetan saying

One of the most difficult habits to break is that of looking for happiness outside ourselves.

It might be expecting someone else to behave in a certain way, so we can feel happy. It might be thinking we’ll feel happier when we’ve got the new car, the promotion, the bigger house, the new dress.

The problem?

None of these things are within our control.

And if our happiness depends on something outside of us, then it’s easily shattered.

The other problem?

By waiting for something or someone else to do something or be someone that we can’t influence, then we’re putting ourselves in the position of victim – a passive experiencer of life.

The answer?

The only way we can truly feel happy is to put ourselves back in a position of active choice.

Whatever our circumstances, whatever our environment, whatever happens, the only thing we can impact is how we choose to respond.

And that’s where we can choose to feel happier – in every moment, with every thought, with every breath, with every word.

Our happiness is there inside us, waiting for us to let it out to play!

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Wishing you a day full of sunshine and laughter.

Namaste,

Clare