I’ll be happy when..
I was recently hiking with a group of people where, and no judgment here, a few of our group were hiking ahead determined to get to the top. What I mean is, they didn’t want to pause, seemed to be in a hurry, and the idea of not being up there seemed to be causing some kind of disturbance.
“I’ll be happy when I reach the top!”
What happened when we got to the top?
“I’ll be happy when I reach the bottom!”
LOL
I have been that person before and sometimes I am that person once a week. We all tend to fall into the trap of “I’ll be happy when” and often times that trap involves money or some kind of job success. I’m not saying it is not okay to set goals or have preferences, such as going up a mountain quickly, but I am saying there is a difference between goals and preferences and living in a constant state of lack.
You will achieve one thing and then move onto the next thing and round and round life goes until one day you wake up and wonder where your life went. Wasn’t I suppose to experience this moment of relaxing into life and enjoying what I accomplished?
This is the part where I am suppose to give you the answer..the key to life!
I once hopped on a plane to Houston with one goal in mind, to hear Eckhart Tolle speak. It was the closest he had ever come to Pensacola and I was not going to miss it. He talked about a lot of things, made me laugh, laughed at himself, and made the audience go quiet in contemplation more than once but I only remember one thing.
“The key to life is the joy of being while doing” was the last thing he said before he walked off stage.
The joy of being while doing. If there is a problem the solution is always presence. More being and less overthinking. It is simple and often falls flat on ears that want some kind of 5 step plan to achieve the key to life but it is solid, true, and important.
How can you bring more presence into your life? I am betting you know the answer to that. I am betting you have experienced the joy and peace of shifting your focus to the present.
Instead I will ask you this— will you bring more presence into your life?