We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; and among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Thomas Jefferson
I learned a new term today watching a documentary. (I love documentaries, they can be life changing or at the very least thought provoking.) So the name of the documentary is "happy" and the term is "FLOW". It is described as the mental state of a person who is performing an activity and is completely immersed in the energy, focus, and joy of the activity. A single-minded immersion or focused motivation. The identifying mark of "flow" is a feeling of spontaneous joy while performing the task. Flow is characterized by the complete absorption in what one does.
They described this as something in your life that you are really good at and you love to do. In the study of being happy, people who are fortunate enough to do this for a living or occupation, they are extremely happy. I also read that to be depressed or anxious is to be blocked from flow. Oh my!
This information has made me challenge my choices, my thoughts and my ideas of what true happiness is. What really makes us happy? Family, money, food, working, dancing?
True happiness for me comes when I am in tune to God, my Source, everyday! When I am not, it affects my entire life...relationships, work, rest! Amen and so be it!
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