True Happiness Is Our Birthright

It has been said that every journey begins with the first step. How do we take the first step toward finding true inner-happiness? Most of us have been saddled from birth with what we are "suppose" to believe in regarding happiness. These beliefs belong to others and might not necessarily be own. When we strip away all of the circumstances in our lives, e.g. money, bills, relationships, etc- the one constant that always remains is "self." All the other things are transitory, they only have power over our happiness if we allow them to. Ultimately that something to believe in should always be "ourselves."

There is probably a collective cry echoing "But, how do I believe in myself and is this really the key to happiness?" Here is an interesting question. Why should happiness be something obtainable? Why shouldn't it already be something we naturally own? The answer lies in the messages that are passed down to us. For so many of us, when we are born all around us we are bombarded with this misconception that we are to spend our lives seeking out and earning rites to happiness. True happiness should not be a state we arrive at. It should be a birthright we already have. We simply have to quit expecting it to be a result of specific actions. That is not to say that we should not have goals and desires, but for one to believe that happiness is a clandestine state that has to be earned is a fallacy. When we fall prey to this belief, we automatically kill our chances of happiness because we have given our power away. Once we give our power to something outside of ourselves then we are no longer in control of our destinies and we become imbalanced. Happiness is living in the moment and accepting ourselves for exactly who we are. The knowledge that we have the power to change our lives at any given moment by changing our attitude is a powerful realization.

Sit for a moment and be honest with yourself. Have you always felt happiness was something you had to earn? Was there always a void that never seemed to be filled even after you obtained those things that were supposed to bring you happiness? Now breathe and believe that at this very moment you can be happy by just living in the moment and knowing it is already part of your birthright. You don't have to earn it. Happiness is not a destination, it is a journey that begins with believing in yourself. It is already here waiting for you to stop seeking it. Namaste