Joyously Happy

I came here to make people happy.

That is the statement of purpose I have used for years. It fit. It made sense. It felt true. It seemed right. I have to say that I have given it a lot of time, energy, devotion and dedication. As this blog has demonstrated, I have exhausted myself in pursuit of my mission statement.

Two years ago I had my astrological chart done and the astrologer began our meeting with the words

You came here to bring joy.

At the time I agreed whilst noting that I had always believed it was to make people happy, but they were, in essence, the same thing. As most of you know, I had a lot more to say than that, but I did cut my riff short as I wanted the rest of the astrological information.

In my seemingly never-ending quest to self-discovery I moved on. Much has been learned, revised and updated since the reading. Corrections in course have been made and I continued down the path.  Then about two weeks ago, I had what I care to refer to as a crisis of faith.

I felt myself come to a screeching halt and had an overwhelming sense of “why bother?” It does not appear that most of the people inhabiting this planet have any real desire to be happy. They claim to be seeking it, but do not give the impression that they are doing anything about it other than complain or rue its absence.

My sense of me was that I have been standing on the corner handing out flyers with slogans such as

“Want to be happy? Ask Me!”

“This Way to Happiness”

“Happiness is within reach. Join Me!”

In addition, I had been spinning the arrow in front of the doorway that directed “Happiness This Way.”

Not many takers. I do not mean to say that I have not had success, but my experience is that some folks will slow down and maybe even linger for a bit, but once the process is explained the fear of giving up what they know far outweighs the possibility that might be found on the other side of their belief system.

I was a bit defeated. As I retold my crisis of faith story things began to change. I was lucky enough to have a mediation that demonstrated a rather large piece of my puzzle and it was quite transformative.

Then this past week I had the pleasure of spending the evening with the same astrologer from two years ago. Over appetizers and a margarita, we were discussing life and other things. I again recounted my dilemma, however this time when I reached the “make people happy” versus the “bring joy” I heard the loud and glaring difference.

In that moment I was set free. I was not here to help people find happiness or worse yet was responsible for them finding happiness. I am here to bring joy, demonstrate its vast possibilities and simply get on with life. The mission I created by misspeaking which seemed impossible, was now not only possible, but highly desirable.

I leave you all joyous on your own journey to happiness. While I hope to see you along the way, I will no longer be slowing down to drag you along. It is all in how you see it and the words you choose to use.