How Witches Release Themselves from a Happiness Trap

“No, you don’t understand. I’ll be happy when the book comes out,” my friend, Aurora, said with resolve in her voice.

“Okay,” I replied.

I had seen it before. Aurora said, “I’ll be happy when I graduate. … I’ll be happy when I have this boyfriend … I’ll be happy when I break up with this boyfriend.”

It seemed like Aurora was always looking to the future.

I have three insights for you.

Now is the important thing.

I find the Happiness Trap is the pattern of saying, “I’ll be happy when…”

Now is the time we do our living. The vague “when” is just some point in the future. And, there is no guarantee that we’ll feel good when some specific event happens.

A friend of mine knows an author who gained a $100,000 advance for writing a book. Sounds good. But when the book was done, the author was feeling something else—because this person was going through recovery from surgery due to cancer.

We don’t know how we’ll feel in the future.

And – we do our living in the present moment.

Happiness is a Choice

Choosing to be happy may seem strange and counter intuitive. But you can do it.

How? Focus on your blessings.

You can say “I am blessed to have______.”

How does that feel?

Like many people, I have tough situations I endure in life.

However, when I say to myself, “I am blessed to have this place to live in,” I switch my focus.

I can choose to focus on my blessings.

What about you? What are your blessings?

Ask the God and Goddess to release you from the Happiness Trap.

Here’s a prayer you can use.

Lord and Lady,
Help me shift from “I’ll be happy when—”
I know it’s a trap.
Let me see my blessings.
Nothing can hold me back.
So Mote It Be.

May these insights support your path.

Blessed Be,
Moonwater