專四晨讀美文：Where is Happiness

Where is Happiness?
Life is like a winding path
surrounded by flowers, butterflies, and delicious fruits,
but many of us spend much time
looking for happiness around the next corner.
We do not bend to enjoy the happiness
which is ours for the taking just at our feet.
We can find happiness today if we only look.
Happiness is in our hearts
and asks only to be celebrated and valued.
It comes from within.
If we fill our mind with pleasant thoughts
and try to look on the bright side,
we invite happiness.
Our fears try to prevent us
from feeling joy and pleasure.
The fearful part of us would like us
to be in a constant state
of watching over our shoulder
and of doubting the future.
Imagine going to be fitted for new glasses.
Your sight will be improved,
and you will see things more clearly.
Consider adjusting your mind in a similar way.
As unproductive, unhelpful thoughts
creep into your consciousness,
replace them with better-fitting thoughts
that focus on joy and pleasure.
Happiness is all around us,
but it often comes in small grains.
When we gather it grain by grain,
we soon have a basketful.