Magical Happiness

    You are born great! Express the greatness you are by choosing the activities, people, places and things that incite happiness. Children are usually very happy, exploring the world around them. Somehow humans entrain themselves to the vibration of the people around them. For some happiness becomes elusive as if being joyful requires we take something outside ourselves. What would it take to be joyful regardless of the circumstances and attitudes around you? 

    

    I ran into a childhood friend the other day. He explained he felt he had a heroin addiction. I listened. He talked of his family and the success of his many cousins' and how he felt like a failure. He said he felt he wasn't able to provide for his daughter and he couldn't afford an apartment. I listened wanting to connect the dots. "So what you are saying is if you had access to a better life you wouldn't choose heroin"? "Yes", he replied. "And because you don't have a new car and a beautiful home and more money you use heroin"? Again he said "Yes". Lightness filled the space. "No", I said "You would probably use it." Many people have addictions of every kind from many socioeconomic backgrounds.

 

   What if being joyful invites the energy of wealth and money into our lives? Have you noticed

 when your happy people are willing to share more with you and sometimes gift your body positive energy? Instead of deciding, "I will only be happy when I have the right car, right relationship, and right job", what if you chose to be grateful for the possibilities available to you now?   

 

  Serotonin is a neurotransmitter found in the digestive tract, the central nervous system, blood platelets and the pineal gland, deep at the center of the brain. There are ways to increase the levels of serotonin in the body such as sun light, exercise, nutrient rich foods, and information, just to name a few. What else is possible?