“I am not sure how clouds get formed. But the clouds know how to do it, and that is the important thing.” ~ an anonymous child

It always happens — no matter how we strive for a life filled only with Light, darkness follows. No matter how we claw and scratch for a life filled with excitement & fun, boredom & drudgery follow. No matter how dedicated we are to filling our lives with relationships that are perfectly loving, disappointment follows.

And yet this does not have to be the case.

The solution to this conundrum lies not in finally obtaining the “right light” or the “better fun” or the “perfect love”. As long as we are fighting for our own happiness, we will remain destined to reap the suffering & the meaninglessness that are natural consequences of that fight.

And yet, there is an alternative.

We can continue to revel in the “good times”, AND when the “bad times” do arrive — we can choose to make them Purpose-full, with expressions of gratitude as well as with acts of Love.

“Thunder is a rich source of loudness.” ~ another anonymous child

So, if the clouds are gathering in your life today — if the boredom has you staring into space or the pain is getting to be too much or the frustration has reached the point where you just want to scream, take a deep breath …

… and remember.

Remember that you are alive …
Remember that Beauty is all around you …
& most importantly, re-member that every act of Caring you do while “in the darkness” sends a ray of Light of that pierces the gloom of another.

A bit of eye-contact, a light touch on the shoulder, and a gentle smile are enough to lift the clouds from another’s life … and thereby lift them from your own.

LOVE is not bathing in life’s sunshine, as much as it is bringing its warmth to another …

So … got LOVE?

“I will radiate cheer to everyone I meet today.

I will be mental sunshine for all who cross my path.”

~ Paramahansa Yogananda

Filed under: Wisdoms from the Journey by Scaughdt