{"id":620,"date":"2011-03-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2011\/03\/happiness-is-1.html"},"modified":"2011-03-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-03-08T00:00:00","slug":"happiness-is-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2011\/03\/happiness-is-1.html","title":{"rendered":"Happiness is"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is day 2 of our 40 days to love. This is an article that I wrote about happiness, definitely one of the gateways to love. <\/p>\n<p>Have you gotten your journal yet?<br \/>What are your thoughts about happiness, love, lent and angels?<br \/><b><font><br \/>Happiness is<\/font><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Happiness really is just a thought away but at times it sure doesn&#8217;t<br \/>\nseem that way. It is so easy to get caught up in the illusion we call<br \/>\nreality and forget our true nature. Happiness is your birthright and as<br \/>\nyou clear out your filter system (which is composed of your beliefs,<br \/>\nagreements, assumptions, and thoughts) you can learn to be happy no<br \/>\nmatter what is happening in your life. Give yourself that gift &#8211; do<br \/>\nwhatever it takes to lovingly retrain your mind and begin living your<br \/>\nlife based on love and the guidance of your spirit rather than the<br \/>\ndictates of your mind.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We think we<br \/>\nare seeing reality when what we are really seeing is the reflection of<br \/>\nour filter system. Our minds would much rather be right than be happy &#8211;<\/li>\n<li>What limiting beliefs are you still arguing for?<\/li>\n<li>What are your beliefs about the world? Is it a safe place?<\/li>\n<li>It life hard or easy and full of joy?<\/li>\n<li>Is money easy to come by?<\/li>\n<li>Do you have more than enough of everything?<\/li>\n<li>How do you see yourself?<\/li>\n<li>How do you think the Great Spirit, God, Goddess, all there is see you?<\/li>\n<li>What could you do right now to improve the quality of your life?<\/li>\n<li>How do you define happiness?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Writing<br \/>\nis one of the most powerful tools I have found &#8211; when we talk about an<br \/>\nissue of think about it we can get caught in endless thought loops but<br \/>\nwhen we take the time to write about it clarity is sure to follow. Take<br \/>\nsome time &#8211; answer the questions &#8211; begin your book of freedom.<\/p>\n<p>Five<br \/>\nyears from now if you embrace these concepts your life will be totally<br \/>\ntransformed &#8211; it will take time, effort, discipline, and dedication &#8211;<br \/>\nbut you will be free of your limitations. If you do nothing your life<br \/>\nwill be pretty much the same and you will just be five years older.<br \/>\nImagine it is five years from now &#8211; which choice do you wish you had<br \/>\nmade? Make it now!<\/p>\n<p>With love and aloha,<br \/>\n<i><a href=\"http:\/\/susangregg.com\/\">Susan<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Angels are everywhere just open your mind and your heart to the signs.<\/p>\n<p>Make <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/\">Angels on Your Shoulder<\/a>  part of your daily routine and share it with a friend!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is day 2 of our 40 days to love. This is an article that I wrote about happiness, definitely one of the gateways to love. 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