Permanently Temporary

These days, it seems harder than ever to keep up with people, even though we're more connected than ever.  You have your digital friends, your work ones, your real ones, your family... all seeing "you" based on the combo of them.  All the while, everyone's trying to ask so many questions, and figure out "the answer"... so that they can have happiness ever after.  Happiness seems to be all the rage lately, and I'm learning more that this trend seems to be depleting happiness more than it enhances it!  I know people mean well, but there is no way someone else can answer your question... there is no way you can just learn happiness... you must experience it.  Happiness is not a place you get to, it is a habit... a daily practice.  It's great for people to spread it... but only you can make it happ(y)en.

So, who are you? What is the answer? Where I am going with this?... Well here.  You may read a quote today that inspires you and totally relates to where you are... or hear a song, or eat a hot dog, or hug a friend, or walk into a 7-11 and overhear 3 words that let you know what's up.  You may find "the answer" in any or all of these things... but the answer is relative to your question... and your question is in constant evolution... and so are you! So be the change! Allow yourself to be totally okay with whatever it is you feel now, and then when it changes... be that!  Be who you are... say what you feel... go where you choose, because there's a reason you want, think and feel all the things you do right now... and there's a reason everyone else does too!  So be patient with people and their brilliant ideas, and hopes, and quotes, and lessons, and changes in these things... because that is who they are now... and there is a reason you are a part of them now whether it registers or not... because now is as permanent as it is temporary :-)

Today's Silver Lining

"There was a time when my world was filled with darkness, darkness, darkness.  And I stopped dreaming now I'm supposed to fill it up with something, something , something. In your eyes I see the eyes of somebody I knew before long long long ago, But I'm still trying to make my mind up, Am I free or am I tied up?  I change shapes just to hide in this place but I'm still, I'm still an animal, Nobody knows it but me when I slip yeah I slip I'm still an animal."  Animal- by Mike Snow