{"id":915,"date":"2012-11-03T12:52:36","date_gmt":"2012-11-03T16:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heartsdesireintl.wordpress.com\/?p=915"},"modified":"2012-11-03T12:52:36","modified_gmt":"2012-11-03T16:52:36","slug":"your-hearts-desire-thought-of-the-day-let-joy-seize-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heartsdesireintl.com\/home\/your-hearts-desire-thought-of-the-day-let-joy-seize-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Heart’s Desire Thought of the Day: Let Joy Seize You!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Happiness is something that comes from within.\u00a0 If we spend our time looking for it outside of ourselves \u2013 in things, places, accomplishments, or in another person \u2013 we will always be searching.\u00a0 We\u2019ll never reach that place of contentment and fulfillment.<\/p>\n

So, how do we create happiness, and how does being in a relationship affect that sense of joy?\u00a0 I strongly believe that happiness \u2013 true happiness \u2013 begins with gratitude.\u00a0 It begins by seeing all that you already have, the blessings that fill your life, and allowing yourself to really experience<\/i> the feeling of gratitude.\u00a0 Does that mean that you just have to \u201csettle\u201d for what you currently have?\u00a0 Does living in gratitude mean that you don\u2019t continue to dream, to reach, and to grow?\u00a0 No!\u00a0 It just means that you acknowledge what already is, express gratitude for it, and, in doing so, attract and allow more of what is good to come to you, playing your part by taking actions consistent with what it is you want.<\/p>\n

And, now, what about relationships?\u00a0 Most people want a happy, loving, intimate relationship.\u00a0 So, of course, that means that you would have someone there with you, experiencing and creating the happiness with you, right?\u00a0 Perhaps the best way to explain it is thinking of your partner\u2019s role in your happiness as \u201cthe bonus.\u201d\u00a0 He adds, contributes to, and enhances the happiness that is already yours<\/i>.\u00a0 When we are happy, we attract more happiness.\u00a0 So it stands to reason that, when you already are experiencing joy in your life, you naturally attract someone who (1) recognizes the joy in you, (2) is attracted to that spirit of joy, (3) and sees himself as capable of adding to that joy!\u00a0 See, the joy you radiate is what has him notice you in the first place!<\/p>\n

So, take some time today to experience joy.\u00a0 Even if there is some sadness in your heart\u2026 Even if, right now, you know your life is not exactly where you\u2019d like it to be.\u00a0 Just take a few moments, and notice <\/i>the blessings and miracles that already surround you.\u00a0 Then just sit with them for a bit and allow yourself to experience gratitude and just feel the happiness filling your heart.\u00a0 As you go about your day, hold onto that feeling and radiate it in your speaking and way of being and allow joy to seize you!<\/p>\n

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Share your moments of happiness with us!\u00a0 We love to hear from you!<\/p>\n

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Photo credit: Franchesca Rullan of FCPR Studios<\/a><\/p>\n

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  Happiness is something that comes from within.\u00a0 If we spend our time looking for it outside of ourselves \u2013 in things, places, accomplishments, or in another person \u2013 we will always be searching.\u00a0 We\u2019ll never reach that place of contentment and fulfillment. So, how do we create happiness, and how does being in a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,8,9,13,16,17,21,23],"tags":[31,54,56,57,63,68,70,88,90],"class_list":["post-915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dating-2","category-gratitude-2","category-hdi-blog","category-intimacy-2","category-love-2","category-marriage","category-relationship","category-romance","tag-advice","tag-gratitude","tag-happiness","tag-hearts-desire-international","tag-intimacy","tag-love","tag-marriage-2","tag-relationships","tag-romance-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/heartsdesireintl.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/heartsdesireintl.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/heartsdesireintl.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heartsdesireintl.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heartsdesireintl.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=915"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/heartsdesireintl.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/915\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/heartsdesireintl.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heartsdesireintl.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heartsdesireintl.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}