Feeling . . . it really is all about the FEELING, isn’t it?

December 20, 2014

I’m here to share what I’ve learned in life and what I’m still learning.   I hope you’ll share with me too.  This comes from my perspective so yours may be different so please let me know your thoughts . . .

When you think about your past, present and future . . . your regrets, those happy moments, the anticipation of something to come . . . it’s all about your feelings.

Like Maya Angelou’s quote –  it really rings true.  It’s about how we feel.  How someone made us feel – good or bad.  How we want to make someone feel – again, good or bad.  How we think we’re going to feel.

My strongest memories in my past are either really happy ones or just the opposite.  I think I remember them because of the strength of my feelings at the time.  Those memories can take me back in time and seem so real again . . . because of how they make me feel.

So take a moment and really think about it.  What do we want most?  For me, it really is to feel happy.

I’ve realized the best way for me to go about this is to remember those things that brought me joy.  My joys from childhood are my family (of course, some more than others!), my horse, dancing in a group with my friends around home and on tour around the world, definitely my friends.  Then on to having my kids, meeting my husband, falling in love with all of them again and again.  Now, I dream and anticipate our future together.  My kids’ futures.  I imagine how I’m going to feel when we are going to do something or hitting a milestone (vacation, celebrating, whatever it might be).  These are the feelings that really bring happiness into my heart.

Of course, I want to have more money so I can buy things for myself and the kids without having to worry about our budget. Of course, I would love to have that money so we can go on crazy vacations and afford the hotels and the airfare for all FIVE of us (and grandparents too!).  BUT, is it really the money I want?  Or is it the feeling I’m going to have when we can do all of this. When I can tell my kids we can go somewhere because, yes, we can afford it.  The experience we get to share together.  That’s what it’s about.

So when I hear we shouldn’t live in the past, I take it with a grain of salt.  I like to relive my past “Happy” memories.  Sometimes I fall into reliving negative memories, then I come out of it by remembering what I’ve learned since then, how I faced that challenge and how I’ve grown.

For me, it’s all about staying positive and feeling as much joy as I can find.  It’s all around me.  I don’t have to look hard.  Sometimes I just need reminding.

Peace, love and prosperity to all of you out there!