We all need to believe in something greater than ourselves and to believe this something that is greater than we are can help us. Just as importantly, we need to understand our role and responsibility in a relationship with that which is greater than each of us individually.
Let’s call this something Spirit, just for the sake of naming. You could substitute the words Universe, Energy, or God. But this is not the God of religion, but something much larger. This is what everything is, including both matter and space.
Imagine your body is all that exists. It is the entire universe. Nothing outside your body exists. Your right hand has a purpose differently than your left foot, acts independently from your foot, but both are part of the whole body. That is the way of Energy.
You and I and all that exist are part of the Energy, although we act independently of one another. This Energy itself is impersonal and all powerful. It is capable of creating whatever It is directed to create by the direction given to it. Who gives direction to this Energy? You do. You got it? You direct Energy.
Energy being energy obeys your direction and provides that which you ask for, and the more energy you put behind your request, the more Energy is going to fulfill that which you are asking for. That makes us the creators of our own lives with the most powerful force imaginable at our disposal to provide for us that which we ask for.
And here’s the upside and the downside of being the creator of our own lives. We are responsible for what we create. Before we came into this life, as a soul, we choose to have certain types of experiences to evolve ourselves and the world. All the stars and planets aligned at the moment of our birth as the angels sang us into human body to provide us the experiences we planned for. And then we forgot.
None of us, not a single one of us, came here to be unhappy, regardless of the experiences we have. Every single one of us— everyone—came here with the ability to be happy. All we have to do is to decide what happiness looks like, desire it, tell Energy that’s what we want, and then live it.
Today, this moment, take responsibility for creating your own happiness. There is only one person who can decide what happiness is for you, and that’s you.
Think about a time when you felt happy, content, full of joy. You may think about a time when you were a child or a moment you experienced yesterday. Other people may be part of your happiness moment, but do not make your happiness dependent on the other person. Doing so will only create more unhappiness for you.
Keep thinking about that moment of sheer joy and begin to breathe into that moment allowing it to become larger. Feel that moment as though it were happening now. Experience the sights, smells, tastes, sounds, and touches of that moment. Imagine yourself in that moment now. This may take some practice. Get as deeply into the feeling of that moment as you possibly can. Breathe deeply into it. Feel it in your every cell. Experience it as real, and then bring that moment into your present circumstances throughout this day.
When you catch yourself falling into old patterns, remember the feeling of happiness of this special moment you created. When you catch yourself starting to feel angry, resentful, sad, or any other nonlife-affirming emotion, remember your special moment of happiness and let it permeate your life now.
In doing this, you are overriding the directions you have been giving Energy to create for you more loneliness, grief, depression, etc., and asking Energy to create for you more happiness.
All is Energy. Energy obeys direction.