My hope is you get this faster than I did. It took me over half my life to find this truth.
Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.
I have had a lot of levels of success, and all the material objects that brings. None of that brought me happiness. If it did it was a fleeting moment like driving the car off the showroom floor. It was temporary like the new car smell.
I finally realized if I was happy on the inside, I was successful. Success doesn’t bring happiness; happiness brings success in every area of my life. Giving of myself to others bring even more happiness. A friend once told me, “You can’t give away what you don’t have, but you must give away what you want to keep.”
Let the goodness inside of you flow onto others. It will come back to you in such abundance, you’ll never be able to give it all away.
Quote is from, “A Better Way to Live”, by Og Mandino. To view all 17 days of this series, click here.
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“Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.” This is a lovely way of stating what happiness is to you. I really enjoy reading this article.
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Thank you for your comment. Something I left out of the post was this little trick. I wear a scarf almost daily when it’s cold. Once it’s around my neck, I mist the perfume I chose that day onto the scarf. Then when I hug people it really does rub off on them. They always enjoy the sweet smelling hug. Be blessed!
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