Attuning to Happiness

"Happiness does not come and go, what comes and goes is your attunement to happiness."

-- Robert Holden

Imagine an amazing radio station, WHAP, that broadcasts at a strong and clear 1,000,000 watts 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. You can get it anytime, anywhere, as long as you tune your dial to the right channel. If you forget to turn your radio on, or if you've got it on but tuned to another channel, say KRAP, you can't blame WHAP for not being there for you.

That's how happiness works -- it is sitting right there, available to you 24/7, all you have to do is attune yourself to it. Happiness, or joy, if you will, is the substratum of your consciousness, the default position in your psyche. Happiness is part and parcel of who you are, not something to be attained but something to be attuned to.

I know, if you grew up in Western culture, at an early age, you were probably handed that crock about "original sin." Hard to be happy when you're taught that you're born a lousy, stinkin' sinner! Now's the time to do what you eventually must do with every crock -- empty it. Pour that shit right down the toilet!

Happiness is a choice. Not always a magical "I think I'll be happy" and **poof** you are, kind of choice, but a choice nonetheless. Sometimes, even when you're unhappy, especially when you're unhappy, you must commit to combing that radio dial until you find WHAP once again. When you commit to happiness even in the midst of unhappiness, you are strengthening your ability to hone in on the happiness signal. You are increasing your odds of finding happiness sooner.

You see, happiness does not really depend upon external events. It doesn't depend upon you having all your desires met or achieving mega success. True happiness is an internal state. A state of being, not having. And it is always being within you.

One of the surest ways to experience happiness is to relax. Relax your demands upon yourself, relax your demands upon life. Let go of the "shoulds" and the "ought to's" and allow happiness to bubble up from within you. It is always available. It is always ready to rock your world. Tune out KRAP, tune in WHAP, and rock on!