Do you know the fastest way to joy?
How can you feel completely satisfied within yourself and your present circumstances while at the same time have desires for the future? Aren’t they conflicting feelings? Yes and no. This is what I mean.
To live in the peaceful expression of joy, you must appreciate the now - where you’re standing at this very moment.
Whether it’s what you want or not, you’ve created this reality through your thoughts. So the sooner you acknowledge and appreciate all the lessons which have led to the person you are today, the sooner you will lean into the high vibration of peaceful satisfaction. Only then can you freely desire without attachment, which as suggested by The Buddha, is the root of suffering.
As I often heard Deepak Chopra say, “Be open to everything and attached to nothing.” Powerful wisdom to live by.