We have often heard when the student is ready the teacher arrives. Sometimes that teacher arrives in person, at other times, in the form of an author and her book. Recently a friend bestowed a lovely gift on me, a book by a metaphysical author of whom I’ve been unaware, Gabrielle Bernstein.
In her book, Miracles Now, Gabrielle, (she feels like a friend already), gives us 108 simple tools that we can all apply right now to help ease our stress, feel happier, and find our path in life. These may be in the form of affirmations, meditations, (both short and long), quick ways to change our thoughts, etc. Today – and yesterday – I”m reading the same one – #46. Measure Your Success with How Much Fun You’re Having.
Uh-oh. I suddenly felt I must be failing miserably! Not that I don’t have fun, I do, but as a measure of my success? Hmmm … Methinks I need to up my success rate!
I can’t imagine that this doesn’t strike a chord with anyone reading this post. We are often told by our spiritual teachers and guides that we need to find the joy in the moment – to not worry about the past, because it’s gone, nor the future, because it hasn’t arrived, but to cherish and enjoy the present moment, the never-again-to-be-repeated-NOW. We all know that this is not always that simple … we’re human and live in a challenging world. But I don’t think there’s a one of us that couldn’t bear being happier; however, that means taking responsibility for it, too.
So while success is often measured in what we have or what we do, Gabrielle Bernstein affirms what I think most of us really know to be true; “happiness is an inside job.” Our job is to stay in the flow with joy and let pass all the things in life which we cannot control. Her Miracle Message is “I measure my success by how much fun I’m having.”
Here’s a toast to all of us being enormously successful!
Cheers to that! And I think the level of fun we’re having is an excellent benchmark. If one is not having fun then they need to change what they’re doing. Life is meant to be joyous and filled with fun and happiness. Thanks for this review Jeanne, as it looks like my kind of book. 🙂 Gina
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This is definitely your kind of book, Gina! And Gabrielle is so modern, too; she can really bring her wisdom to everyone, whether you tweet, blog or post on Facebook, she knows right where you are, and yet remains true to her spiritual message of helping us center our lives. Her advice is short, sweet and very digestible and applicable. I’m really enjoying her.
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I am in agreement. There ought to be a national fun index that helps to measure one’s health. Great blog.
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I think it might be a wake-up call for a lot of people! 🙂
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