Happiness is like manna*; it is to be gathered and enjoyed every day. -- Tryon Edwards.
Life is like a winding path surrounded by flowers, butterflies and delicious fruit, but many of us spend much of life looking for happiness around the next corner. We do not bend to enjoy the happiness which is ours for the taking just at our feet.
In our desire to reach the pot of gold, the complete and lasting happiness we all want to fill our lives, we ignore anything which doesn't seem worthy of such a large ambition, or which can't give us the whole thing all at once.
Happiness is all around us, but it often comes in small grains. When we gather it grain by grain, we soon have a basketful.
What small pieces of my happiness surround me right now?
*Manna= is the name of an edible substance that God provided for the Israelites during their travels in the desert according to the Bible. It was said to be sweet to the taste, like honey.
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