Happiness is an inside job by William Arthur Ward with article by Dr. Steve McSwain

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Steve McSwain Everyone wants it.

Few people find it.

Fewer still know where to look.

For happiness and inner peace, that is. There are two fundamental problems, as I see it, that may be hindering some people from experiencing life-long happiness and inner peace or a sense of well-being about themselves, others and the world. 1. For one thing, some people seem to assume that happiness and inner peace are ours by right.

I suppose they mistakenly think this because the Declaration of Independence emphatically declares:

… All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

It is one thing to be guaranteed happiness as a human right, which of course it is. It is another matter altogether, however, to assume happiness and inner peace are the automatic consequence of that basic human right, which of course neither is.

There is a second fundamental problem hindering some from knowing happiness and inner peace. 2. Many people mistakenly believe that happiness and inner peace are found “somewhere, over the rainbow,” as the familiar song and words suggest.

Happiness and inner peace may be treasures worth finding but you will know the sustaining nature of neither of these coveted gifts by accident.

Admittedly, you can have bouts of both or occasional experiences of happiness and inner peace. But neither will survive for very long. Getting a new car, for example, or visiting with an old friend you’ve not seen in decades, or taking the grandchildren to the park, or even winning the lottery will make you feel happy. But this experience of joy or happiness and inner peace is temporary at best.

Jesus, the spiritual master himself, once told the parable of a man who was shortcutting across a field on his way to an intended destination. Suddenly, he stumbled upon a buried treasure. When he realized what he had found, he was faced with options of monumental proportions (Matthew 13:44).

He could have ignored the discovery and simply walked away. But he quickly dismissed such a notion.

He could have stolen the treasures but then lived in fear of getting caught. He just as quickly dismissed that option, too.

He could have despaired, knowing that to purchase the property and acquire the treasure would require the sacrifice of everything he had in order to generate enough capital to buy the land. He chose not to despair, however, and that’s when the fourth option appeared.He made the choice to overlook his fears at giving up everything in order to have the field and the hidden treasure within it. In other words, he sacrificed Happiness and Inner Peace: The Two Secrets You Must Know Here’s the first of two secrets you must know about happiness and inner peace… 1. These treasures are discoverable by any and all persons. But not where …  Go Here to See Full Article… Happiness is an inside job by William Arthur Ward with article by Dr. Steve McSwain

Happiness is an inside job by William Arthur Ward with article by Dr. Steve McSwain