contentment.here and now

An article from community Shiva Tribe. Most of our troubles are due to our passionate desire for and attachment to things that we misapprehend as enduring entities. We pin our happiness to people, circumstances, and things and hold onto them for dear life. We stress about the possibility of losing them when something seems amiss. Then we melt into grief when something changes ; a lay off, a breakup, or a transfer. In trying to hold on to what’s familiar, we limit our ability to experience joy in the present. A mom ent can’t possibly radiate fully when you’re suffocating it in fear. When you stop trying to grasp, own, and control the world around you, you give it the freedom to fulfill you without the power to destroy you. That’s why letting go is so important ; letting go is letting happiness in. Stop running after people or things. Let go off the desire for everything you don’t have. No, you won’t always get exactly what you want, but remember this: There are lots of...