Happyness Quote Day 30 – Passion

 

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

Confucius

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It is not uncommon to set a goal and then push forward with our eyes so fixed on the destination that we become unaware of the terrain on which we travel. 

Let us try to practice navigating the path toward our destination with fluidity and balance, remaining attentive to our goal with present moment awareness. As we do so, we take a powerful step toward realizing our dreams and living our destinies.

In our passionate pursuit of our life’s purpose, our destination, we have the choice to stay present in the now, which increases our awareness of the many supportive cues and opportunities that arise along the path. Staying connected to the present enables us to enjoy every moment of the journey—the people we meet and the experiences we can enjoy with them—enriching us as we live out our deepest, most heartfelt desires.

Happyness Quote Day 28 – Destiny

 

Certain things catch your eye, but pursue only those that capture the heart.

Native American Proverb

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What it is we really want in this lifetime?

We may carry long-held beliefs about our identity and character that were given to us by others. These ideas influence our perceptions about what we want in life.

Let our heart and soul speak to us as we travel within to hear our inner song of truth. We let our hearts lead the way for all of the answers we seek that live within—all we have to do is listen.

Happyness Quote Day 25 – Abundance

 

Not what we have but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.

Epicurus

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What lights you up more fervently than anything else in your life?

Listen to whatever immediately comes – these are signs leading us to our true passion, our most heartfelt desire, and ultimately our destiny.

When we heed the call of our deepest desires, we fulfill our true destinies. Children do not shy away from their passions, they effortlessly live from a place of wonder, play, and delight. For many of us, we’re taught that we must abandon our natural passions as we cross the divide between childhood and adulthood. Yet, passion is what drives us to be the very best individuals we can be.

Happyness Quote Day 22 – Empower

Photo Credit: Kay Nusser

 

Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.

Chief Seattle

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We have the opportunity to mindfully harness the natural current to create a life where our dreams and desires open with effortless ease. So often we hear about good karma and bad karma, but in reality, karma is simply a reciprocal exchange—what we give, we receive in kind.

Let us connect more deeply with the present, increase our awareness of “what is,” and emerge from the silence with a sense of balance and a desire to make right, conscious choices in our lives. In this way, we begin to recognize our own undeniable role in creating the story of our lives and begin to align ourselves with those choices that are the most nurturing for ourselves and everyone around us.

 

NaPoWriMo Day 30 – Cruising with Words

 

Hail, ye, the fulfillment of this dare filled my very soul

Euphoric passion and lavished praise for the 30 poems

Letting the seed grow in the grounded heart

Liberated the words for jewels to flaunt, and

Orchestrated a chain to entangle my thoughts.

 

Good Lord, grant me the wisdom to pursue

On this cruise I set out to the ocean of words

One prompt to another was like a mystery solved

Deliberately rhymed and versed to satisfy my whim

By and by, next April spring will come too soon

Yearning that the seed has grown with a solid trunk

Earnestly I wait, and patiently I learn.

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With over 1500 participants for NaPoWriMo this year, it was indeed a very good season.

And so now for our final prompt, we are challenged to write a poem of farewell since today befits the final poem. It is not necessarily a goodbye-forever poem, NaPoWriMo will be back again next year. For a little inspiration, here’s selections of goodbye-and-good-luck poems from the Poetry Foundation website.