Dear America,
Happiness
Happiness is the realisation
of God in the heart.
Happiness is the result
of praise and thanksgiving,
of faith, of acceptance;
a quiet, tranquil realisation
of the love of God.
This brings to the soul
perfect and indescribable happiness.
God is happiness.
The Quiet Mind
White Eagle
this morning begins with a quote from the last page of The Quiet Mind.
Happy Mother's Day
Being excited about the day itself -- reaching the pinnacle of one thousand blogs -- my deliriously happy heart went to bed marinating on this very thought...and was just hoping that the morning would find me in the very same place. And it did.
and just as the universe works, in the natural -- while in my corner, in the company of my coffee and that strapping and ever faithful eucalyptus tree of mine -- I summoned my little book of days, the clever collection of questions, Q & A a Day. Lo and behold, the question this morning was "What are you exploring?" to which I happened to have replied, without skipping a beat: "Happiness in all forms."
It didn't occur to me, until the moment I sat at my desk, just how much impact the Happiness quote -- the one laid to rest in my mind the night before -- had made on my psyche. But there it was, in pretty pink ink swirled across the page...the exploration of happiness front and center, as if coming from the wisdom of the heavens.
Happiness -- that thing in which I give this very day -- means something different in all of us.
The thing is -- all I can do is wonder, just why our founders spelled it out, just so specifically, almost categorically...
indeed -- endowed by their Creator
For it was, in fact, Nature's Law,
and Nature's God --
when in the course of human events --
that gave them license, the empowerment, to separate from the British Crown in the first place.
Happiness is capitalized, as if of principal importance.
And yet, as we've noted probably a thousand times before, this Happiness is neither guaranteed nor promised by way of this declaration, or by way of one's Life, or even one's Liberty -- it is the explicit fruit of one's pursuit.
The brilliance of this seems almost too impossible to put into words, really.
But, really, why did they even mention this Happiness at all?
What did they mean by it?
And given our opening quotation from White Eagle -- was this kind of Happiness echoing the same kind of Happiness as our founders, or vice versa?
With regard to this pursuit of Happiness, could the answer be so simple: Happiness is the result of praise and thanksgiving, of faith, of acceptance; a quiet, tranquil realisation of the love of God.
maybe...
Our founders' wisdom came from all points of Light, of Life, of History, of Civilization, of Religion, of Government. That was the beauty of it. America's very presence in the world came from the world itself, as if it were an act of God. We were birthed into existence, with significance, for a reason, from men of reason and enlightenment of the ages.
Our founders recognized the dismal life, a life under the control of the Church of England, the British Crown. And we, the people, were over it already.
So to how to phrase this mighty fight against the Brits, in a way that makes the common man want to jump in, risking life and limb and whatever liberty they were presently enjoying...and bear arms until the war was won.
Hey, guys, any of you wish to find any Happiness in Life, like, ever? Anyone?
oh this thing called Happiness...
what a powerful force it is.
In some ways, there may be a pretty good argument on behalf of this pursuit thereof, getting the best of us these days. am I right? This thing called Happiness carries the power to destroy many a civilizations over the ages. there is that.
there's even a Facebook page in its honor: Happiness Is.
And not to be a debbie-downer, but perhaps we should all be a little more mindful when it comes to pursuing our Happiness, no?
so leading me into the end of this day, and to follow along on a theme of the last couple days, I must say that I am slowly discovering just how simple I am these days, when it comes to things that make me happy...
happiness is a hot bath with a spot of whisky on a Sunday afternoon
happiness is a jelly donut brought to me just this morning on what might as well have been a silver platter
happiness is giving back to the community, with my time, and attention, and through the amazing works of the Daughters of the American Revolution
happiness is having a beautiful relationship with both my mom and my girl, celebrating the uniqueness of our generations, personalities, and family ties, completely and unwavering
happiness is the wealth of manhood that surrounds me -- from my own father, to my man xx, to his boys -- and the sense of earthy security they give me, deep in my heart and soul; so much so, that I easily burst into tears at the very realisation of how lucky one girl can be. like, right now.
happiness is being an American girl
happiness is writing this Day in the Life of an American Girl
but the highest of all Happiness-es is the knowing, the realisation, from where it all comes.
This girl is a child of the Most High God, and from here all blessings and Happiness flow.
thank you, God,
and just like the last 999, this one's for YOU.
ONE THOUSAND B's to the G power.
Thank you, God
Thank you, God
this day, this Mother's Day, is in honor of our Creator, the same Creator our founders had in mind, so very long ago. and may this kind of Happiness be with you, too.
Make it a Good Day, G
It didn't occur to me, until the moment I sat at my desk, just how much impact the Happiness quote -- the one laid to rest in my mind the night before -- had made on my psyche. But there it was, in pretty pink ink swirled across the page...the exploration of happiness front and center, as if coming from the wisdom of the heavens.
Happiness -- that thing in which I give this very day -- means something different in all of us.
The thing is -- all I can do is wonder, just why our founders spelled it out, just so specifically, almost categorically...
"We hold these truths
to be self-evident,
that 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."
indeed -- endowed by their Creator
For it was, in fact, Nature's Law,
and Nature's God --
when in the course of human events --
that gave them license, the empowerment, to separate from the British Crown in the first place.
Happiness is capitalized, as if of principal importance.
And yet, as we've noted probably a thousand times before, this Happiness is neither guaranteed nor promised by way of this declaration, or by way of one's Life, or even one's Liberty -- it is the explicit fruit of one's pursuit.
The brilliance of this seems almost too impossible to put into words, really.
But, really, why did they even mention this Happiness at all?
What did they mean by it?
And given our opening quotation from White Eagle -- was this kind of Happiness echoing the same kind of Happiness as our founders, or vice versa?
With regard to this pursuit of Happiness, could the answer be so simple: Happiness is the result of praise and thanksgiving, of faith, of acceptance; a quiet, tranquil realisation of the love of God.
maybe...
Our founders' wisdom came from all points of Light, of Life, of History, of Civilization, of Religion, of Government. That was the beauty of it. America's very presence in the world came from the world itself, as if it were an act of God. We were birthed into existence, with significance, for a reason, from men of reason and enlightenment of the ages.
Our founders recognized the dismal life, a life under the control of the Church of England, the British Crown. And we, the people, were over it already.
So to how to phrase this mighty fight against the Brits, in a way that makes the common man want to jump in, risking life and limb and whatever liberty they were presently enjoying...and bear arms until the war was won.
Hey, guys, any of you wish to find any Happiness in Life, like, ever? Anyone?
oh this thing called Happiness...
what a powerful force it is.
In some ways, there may be a pretty good argument on behalf of this pursuit thereof, getting the best of us these days. am I right? This thing called Happiness carries the power to destroy many a civilizations over the ages. there is that.
there's even a Facebook page in its honor: Happiness Is.
And not to be a debbie-downer, but perhaps we should all be a little more mindful when it comes to pursuing our Happiness, no?
so leading me into the end of this day, and to follow along on a theme of the last couple days, I must say that I am slowly discovering just how simple I am these days, when it comes to things that make me happy...
happiness is a hot bath with a spot of whisky on a Sunday afternoon
happiness is a jelly donut brought to me just this morning on what might as well have been a silver platter
happiness is giving back to the community, with my time, and attention, and through the amazing works of the Daughters of the American Revolution
happiness is having a beautiful relationship with both my mom and my girl, celebrating the uniqueness of our generations, personalities, and family ties, completely and unwavering
happiness is the wealth of manhood that surrounds me -- from my own father, to my man xx, to his boys -- and the sense of earthy security they give me, deep in my heart and soul; so much so, that I easily burst into tears at the very realisation of how lucky one girl can be. like, right now.
happiness is being an American girl
happiness is writing this Day in the Life of an American Girl
but the highest of all Happiness-es is the knowing, the realisation, from where it all comes.
This girl is a child of the Most High God, and from here all blessings and Happiness flow.
thank you, God,
and just like the last 999, this one's for YOU.
ONE THOUSAND B's to the G power.
Thank you, God
Thank you, God
this day, this Mother's Day, is in honor of our Creator, the same Creator our founders had in mind, so very long ago. and may this kind of Happiness be with you, too.
Make it a Good Day, G
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