Choosing to be happy now – not until…

 

 

“As rain falls equally on the just and the unjust, do not burden your heart with judgments but rain your kindness equally on all.”

~Buddha~

 

Our burdens come in many forms. They are our relationships, responsibilities, and our pasts that haunt us from beneath our consciousness. They weigh us down and prevent us from experiencing life’s true joy.

We all feel the weight of burdens or we can feel we are the burden – You cannot remove yourself from being someone else’s burdens (that’s on them).

You can’t even remove all your own burdens. But you can move through your burdens and transcend your pain to find more joy in life.

If you feel you’re a burden on others, understand that every person on this earth deserves connection and support, including you.

Needing and asking for help doesn’t make you a burden, and if someone implied this to you or even said it directly, they were, quite simply wrong!

If you’re feeling hopeless that people exist who love without any expectations, take heart: they are out there. And when you find them, learn from them how to give unconditional love, and give them that in return. You don’t have to go through life alone.

If you’re waiting on a time that you will never have any burdens, remember that you can choose where your focus is. It’s easy to ruminate on our burdens and pains. When you find yourself obsessing over what’s weighing you down, gently release the thoughts.

Find things in your life to build upon joy: relationships, creative practices, or hobbies. These are great ways to interrupt the pain and make you feel lighter.

And remember that judgments are burdens. Before you judge others, ask yourself what kinds of burdens they might be carrying. You can’t get rid of their burdens for them, but you can help them carry them, simply by being there and listening.

Rain will fall on your life.

We all have burdens and feel like we’re the burden from time to time.

But if you can shift your perspective, you can stop your burdens from weighing you down and you can experience all the joy life has to offer. And if you’re lucky, you can rain your joy and kindness on others, too.

For support on how to move through your burdens and choosing to live a happy life now book a FREE coaching call to find out how coaching can help shift your perspective and give you the freedom to live.