(The title line references a great drift-to-sleep-to-it song: Behind the Sun by The Starseeds, featured on Two A.D., one of my favoritest albums for drifting off or for doing relaxation yoga.)
Sri Chinmoy Inspiration offers an important reminder:
Yet as we become repeatedly disappointed by outer events, we begin to lose faith in the possibility of there being any happiness at all. Instead of looking to outer events for inner happiness (living from the outside in), let us consider instead what happens when we instead look inwardly for happiness and then bring what receive from there to the outer world – living from the inside out. To those who have been embittered against the possibilities of happiness, the life changing effects this simple change in philosophy can bring may sound too good to be true, and yet millions of people from all over the world can attest to a happiness that comes not from chasing after the material things of the world, but from being grounded in the joy and inner peace of their own being.
The post gives six points for living from the inside out and creating a real happiness:
- A sense of purpose
- Intuition
- Simplicity
- Spontaneity
- A sense of wonder
- Giving joy to others
Probably nothing "brand new" in that list, but it's a good reminder that we all need sometimes, and (as usual) the post is written simply and eloquently, making it not just useful, but inspiring.
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I’m Marissa, can-do-ologist, perpetual Curious George, and daily adventurer. 
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