I suggest, in more than one instance on this site, that being happy is a simple matter and that the principles described here on Happiness Help, are usually quite simple. Sometimes so simple, that you may over complicate the matter and miss the simple point. But, let me make something clear…simple and easy are not necessarily the same thing.
When I suggest something is simple but not easy, I define simple as not complicated and easy as not difficult. So I may suggest a principle or a way of life that is very simple in nature but not easy to implement in your life. The more effort we put into working the spiritual principles set forth herein, the more we will get out of them. Some people may be naturally happy while others may need to work harder at it. It’s called spiritual practice because we actually need to practice these principles in our lives. They don’t just manifest on there own, at least not at the beginning anyway. After a while, what we practice becomes natural and we don’t need to think so much about whatever it is we have been practicing. In other words, we’ve changed!
This change requires effort, it requires work. If we want to change, we need to change. If you want the color of your house to be gray instead of brown, you have to make it happen. You have to change the color. If you want your personality, your reactions and actions to change, you’ll need to change them. Unlike the house analogy, you cannot pay someone else to change you. You must do it for yourself.
Remember, when I suggest something is simple, I do realize that it may not be easy. This site is not only here to read what I write but also so that we may all help each other on this spiritual journey, this path to happiness, by sharing our comments and questions with each other. Getting answers to questions not only from me, but from each other as well. A problem shared is a problem lessened. If you benefit as a result of practicing the principles described on this site, I strongly suggest helping others down the same path by sharing your experiences with them in the appropriate comment forum, which is at the end of every post. I think you’ll find that helping others in this way will be extremely rewarding and beneficial to your spiritual condition.
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