{"id":1880,"date":"2012-10-18T12:01:15","date_gmt":"2012-10-18T16:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theglobalconversation.com\/blog\/?p=1880"},"modified":"2012-10-18T12:05:58","modified_gmt":"2012-10-18T16:05:58","slug":"stuck-in-short-lived-happiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theglobalconversation.com\/blog\/?p=1880","title":{"rendered":"Stuck in Short-Lived Happiness"},"content":{"rendered":"

It seems like every time I find myself feeling really good and happy about my life, it is short-lived.\u00a0 One minute I\u2019ll be happy and in no time at all something will happen to throw me into a tailspin and I don\u2019t know which way is up! How can I stay happy for longer periods of time?<\/strong><\/p>\n

~ Melissa, Indiana<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dear Melissa,<\/p>\n

First of all, I so know what you\u2019re going through!\u00a0 Truth is, we all do.\u00a0 What you are experiencing is the Law of Opposites at work; that is, as soon as you make a declaration to the Universe (i.e. \u201cI am happy.\u201d), its exact opposite will show up in some way.\u00a0 Admittedly, this experience can be frustrating, especially if you aren\u2019t aware of what\u2019s really going on.\u00a0 But the existence of this law isn\u2019t to punish or to deter us, it actually helps us create what we want in life.<\/p>\n

Allow me to explain.\u00a0 The Law of Opposites is based on the principle: \u201cIn the absence of that which you are not, that which you are, is not.\u201d\u00a0 In other words, you cannot know yourself as happy unless you know of the experience of sadness.\u00a0 If you were happy all the time, and were only surrounded by happiness, you would cease to even know what happiness really is.\u00a0 But when its opposite shows up, and you experience that contrast, your experience of happiness becomes greater.\u00a0 So you see, the Law of Opposites works in harmony with what you are trying to create more of.\u00a0 The key is to recognize what\u2019s happening and choose happiness again.<\/p>\n

So the next time you have this experience, in whatever context, try this:<\/p>\n

Step 1: The moment you notice the seemingly not-so-great stuff showing up in your world, take the time to stop and recognize what\u2019s happening.\u00a0 Choose to see it as the Law of Opposites doing its part to bring you what you have called forth.\u00a0 If you dare to, choose to see the \u201cbad\u201d stuff as a sign that the process of creation is indeed working, and say \u201cthank you.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

Step 2: Make a new choice, or, rather, choose your original thought again.\u00a0 For example, if your original declaration was \u201cI am happy,\u201d then choose it again, and focus on everything that is alignment with happiness.\u00a0 Make the conscious choice to not give any more energy to the negative stuff that is appearing in your reality.<\/p>\n

Step 3: Pat yourself on the back for being the creator of your own experience.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not saying applying any of this is easy, unless it is, of course.\u00a0 But I am saying with a little conscious thought, intention and awareness, you can have an entirely different experience than the one you mentioned in your question.\u00a0 Good luck!<\/p>\n

Nova<\/p>\n

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(Nova Wightman is a CWG Life Coach, as well as the owner and operator of Go Within Life Coaching, www.gowithincoaching.com<\/a>, specializing in helping individuals blend their spirituality with their humanity in a way that makes life more enjoyable, easy, and fulfilling.\u00a0 She can be reached at Nova@theglobalconversation.com<\/a>. )<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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It seems like every time I find myself feeling really good and happy about my life, it is short-lived.\u00a0 One minute I\u2019ll be happy and in no time at all something will happen to throw me into a tailspin and I don\u2019t know which way is up! How can I stay happy for longer periods […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[171],"tags":[352,351,350,354,349,353],"class_list":["post-1880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-advice","tag-awareness","tag-consciousness","tag-creation","tag-experience","tag-happiness","tag-law-of-opposites"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theglobalconversation.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theglobalconversation.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theglobalconversation.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theglobalconversation.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theglobalconversation.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1880"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.theglobalconversation.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1880\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1887,"href":"https:\/\/www.theglobalconversation.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1880\/revisions\/1887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theglobalconversation.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theglobalconversation.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theglobalconversation.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}