Feel it
One of the most inspirational lines that I have come across says, “The more you plan, the harder destiny hits you.” Life is really like sitting at the roulette table and spinning the wheel…you never know just how hard you should spin to find the right slot! And when you do find it you just can’t get enough of it.
The element of happiness from the ‘happily ever after’ sometimes just secretly seeps into your ‘just another day gone by’ life before you even realize it and then comes that one day when you can fall asleep even on the other side of your bed because you just lived one of the best dreams that you’ve ever had. Miracles happen and they happen when you least expect them.
‘Happiness’ then ceases to be a mere state of mind. It becomes your raison d’etre and that tiny little spark kindles the massive fire of being passionately in love with life. It shows in the smile that creeps on your face for simple nothings. You feel it in the bounce that dictates your walk. You breathe it in the air of blithe all around you. You know something’s changed for good and is here to stay.
And then something larger looms on the horizon. You cannot wait till dawn. Tomorrow may never come. Today is all you got.
Time for retrospection…those little voices echo back. Nuggets of wishes that were once thought to be in the pot of luck across the other side of the rainbow are finally all around you…real, for true, to be touched and felt and spoken about. Is this how it feels to be in complete control of your life? Is this what fulfillment is all about? You don’t know…you are just plain happy. A true sense of unadulterated joy!
It reminds you of misty mornings when the sun comes up from nowhere and suddenly the haze disappears to reveal the hidden paradise. A beautiful landscape slowly develops. It was worth strolling through the mist, the leisurely walk in search of an open space. It was worth the wait.
The journey has begun through the woods. The twilight hour is yet to come. The songbird has still not returned to its nest. The path is less traveled. The leaves could be trodden. The gravel could hurt. But the path would unwind to reveal new secrets of the woods and finally lead the songbird home. There’s hope in the air and faith in the heart and the songbird is already flying!