P.J. Ferguson's Blog, page 2

You CAN buy happiness...

You CAN buy happiness, just not with money. The Universe doesn't acknowledge your money, it doesn't place value on pretty-colored paper. The Universe has given you the most precious commodity of time. How will you spend it?

Are you spending your time creating peace and happiness? If not, it's time to re-evaluate your priorities. Your priorities aren't what you *think* they are. Your priorities are where you spend your time.

Life is short. Life is precious. Don't waste it on drama, dishonesty, hypocrisy, anger, hatred or cruelty. Don't live life skin deep. Live life from the deepest parts of your heart. Live with joy and passion. Live a life worth looking back on. Leave a legacy of making the world better than when you arrived. Make your mark AND...enjoy the journey!

Life is simple...

Life is as simple as breathing...In....and out... We're the ones who complicate it so much. We ravage the waters of life with our wishing and wanting and contention and worrying. When we could just let go of the worry. Live simply. Breathe. In and out.

Are you living in troubled waters? How can you let the waters around you and within your soul become calm and peaceful again? Let go of the troubles. Let go of the judgments, expectations, attachments and assumptions that churn our peace into perplexity. Complexity is perplexity. Simplicity is peace and goodness.

If your life isn't simple, you aren't really living. You're striving and struggling. What are you making more difficult than it needs to be? Simplify. A day at a time, a step at a time. Simplify your life, and let it be GOOD.

For a happier life...

Try boycotting bullshit for a day. See how freeing it is. We usually know bullshit when we hear or see it. The problem is we tend to get drawn into the drama of day-to-day bullshit. Someone freaks out about something, or we freak out about something. Usually that something is really silly and doesn't matter in the long run, but we jump right on board the worry or drama train and ride it for all it's worth.

Bullshit can come from other people, society or even the thoughts and beliefs in our own head. Again, we usually know bullshit as soon as we encounter it, but for the sake of defining bullshit a generally-good guide is that any expectation, excuse, assumption, attachment, or negative judgment is total bullshit. Drama is total B.S. Contributing to the problem in any way is B.S.

Instead, be solution-focused. Focus on the positive. Cut ties with any source of negativity. Stop telling stories that don't add to the net worth of your life. Go live a life of deeply meaningful purpose, passion and direction. Do something good with your time. Time is the most commodity of life, so stop wasting it on ... you guessed it ... dumb shit.

P.S. EVERY day is 'today' so consider this a forever-habit :)

Love and peace!
~PJ

Beautiful transformations...

People LOVE the idea of happiness, but HATE actually doing what it takes to be happy. I'm speaking of people in general. There are a few brave souls who forge their way onto the path of happiness and take steps.

One of the biggest things people fear is change. If fear of change or fear of the unknown stops you from following your heart and living your life with passion and purpose, consider the butterfly. It must transform from a caterpillar before it can fly. It must stop crawling, pause its life in order to unlock the potential within.

We too must stop crawling on the Earth, and take the time to metamorphose into something better. We can fear this process or embrace it. Sure, it is change, but our end result is something magical and beautiful.

Unlock your beauty within. Isn't it about time?

The purpose of life...

Ever gotten to the end of a day and wondered where it went?

A huge reason we don't love our lives is because we aren't really experiencing it. We get stuck in our routines, intimidated by our inner demons, slave ourselves out to endless to-do's and obligations, waste our time trying to please others.

When we're lost in our story of life we forget there's a real world out there with amazing, marvelous, miraculous things to experience.

Stop trying to please others. Stop believing you "have to" this, and "have to" that. What you do is your choice. Is your life yours? Are you living with deeply meaningful purpose? Are you living from your innermost heart and soul? Are you enjoying the journey, or sacrificing your joy in hope of some far-off goal?

Life is short. And precious. Don't waste a moment. Experience it to the fullest.

Happy is as happy does...

Do you *really* want happiness, or do you just like the idea of it? Happiness doesn't just happen for most people. Most of us have to choose it. We have to practice & work at it. Happiness doesn't come from dreaming and wishing and wanting, but from doing.

Happiness comes from being nice when we're not in the mood; from forgiving even when we don't feel like it; from being grateful for things we don't necessary love about life; from exercising compassion even when we don't understand or agree.

Happiness goes against our survival instinct, but it appeals to our higher instinct of thrival. So it really comes down to a choice, DO YOU WANT TO SURVIVE LIFE, OR THRIVE IN IT? We can get so caught up in our fight to survive that we forget we were destined for so much more than that. Humanity's real destiny is to thrive, flourish, bathe in the light of love and kindness, to reach our greatest potential not in spite of each other, but with each other's support and encouragement.

Decide whether you really want happiness or not. If you choose Yes, then you must *do* happiness. Be bold. Be brave. Be strong. Surround yourself with other people doing happiness. Take a step at a time, and each and every step you take on your Path of Happiness will bring peace.

HumanKIND...Think about it.

Kind people are the best kind of people. It's interesting that we call ourselves humankind....when kindness seems to be such a rare behavior. Just like unkindness begets unkindness, kindness begets kindness. More often than not. It's worth it, then to be kind. Be a kind person. Be brave and open your heart.

Don't let others determine your actions or attitudes. If you do, then you'll constantly be reacting to life, never in control of your own life experience. Inner peace and happiness will happen rarely, and only by accident this way.

Be kind despite others' attitudes or actions. Be bold and brave despite others. Be compassionate. Be strong. That's who you are in your heart of hearts, anyway. Beautiful, bold, and strong. So, let it out. Embrace the adventure of your life. Today's THE day--make it happen!

Love & peace,
~PJ

Never lost, never forgotten...

None are truly lost, the Universe always has us. We cannot see before or after our walk in this world so we forget we are as infinite as the Universe itself. We cannot see the big picture so we forget that we are part of it.

Out of blind forgetfulness, many wander in fear, isolation and darkness. Such individuals live in the illusion that they are lost, disconnected and alone. Those who give in to the fear stumble into the lands of terror, hatred, violence, heaviness, and evil. These individuals deceive themselves into believing there are no consequences for their bad actions, or even that acting out of fear may somehow lead them to the light. These are tormented souls and we call them "lost".

There are others who trust their own heart and walk the paths of love, compassion and kindness. These individuals understand that they are not individuals, but part of something greater. These people understand that the Big Picture of All Things is imprinted on their heart, and by following it they are able to walk in the light. Those who live with ultimate trust, humility, patience and courage are blessed with the companions of peace and true joy.

None are lost. The Great Question in life is whether to walk in the light or darkness. Are you a Child of Light or a Child of Darkness? A Child of Love and Peace or of Fear and Torment? Choose the Light of Love, trust, peace, compassion and kindness. Then your path will be clear, for you can live your truth and exercise kindness every moment for the rest of your life. Many are called to light, but few choose it.

My firm faith and belief is that, as humanity progresses, more of us will choose love and peace. So, let us be a voice for those things, today.

Stabbed in the back?...

I'm never shocked by school shootings or mall shootings or mass shootings in our country. Am I saddened? YES! Hurt? YES! Angered...SOMETIMES!! But surprised??? NEVER!! Disappointed? ALWAYS!!!!

Look... Just LOOK how we treat each other. It's insane. As a society we dump on each other, take from each other, turn a blind eye and justify injustices. We live in a mad frenzy, feeding on each other like a swarm of mindless zombies. We race and we race and we race around, running each other down in a mad dash to hit the grave full of regret and a life full of misdeeds.

I mean, just LOOK how we treat each other. (Yes, I know I already said that, but did you really stop to look? No, I'll wait. Take a moment.)

And then, people are shocked when bad, horrible, painful, hurtful shit happens. People are shocked when someone lashes out. People are dumbfounded when a person's pain within finally explodes and the mess splashes on us all. Then what do we do? We blame the person. So nothing gets fixed. At all.

Just look at how we fucking treat each other. Why am I disappointed? Because we can do so much better. We can. We should.... WE MUST!!! We must start doing better. C'mon, no one wakes up in the morning thinking, "How can I go ruin the world, today?" But that's what a lot of us do, don't we. The world can't sustain our current behavior. We have to clean things up. We must be kind, kind, kind, kind, kind! We must love more. Forgive more. Be grateful more. Act with greater compassion.

We must shine, shine, shine, shine, shine our light of love and passion for life. Fighting and warring and shooting and killing will not make the world better. They won't make the world safer. Only love and kindness and compassion will make the world safer and better. Want more love and peace? Go do THAT!! Do it with every fiber of your mind and body and soul. Settle for NOTHING less.

Here's to your happiness, peace, and joy, you amazing person, you!

~PJ

Bittersweet wisdom...

Most of the people who like my memes have experienced some pretty difficult things in life. In fact, some of the best people I've ever known or met have had the most challenging lives. Not only are these people good people, they are happy. Happy with themselves, and happy with life despite its many struggles.

Like them, some of the sweetest tidbits of wisdom I've found have come from my greatest challenges and darkest times. We could let life make us bitter and get us down, but what is the point of life, then? Why wallow in the darkness of adversity, drama and self-pity? Why lose hope and give up?

The point of life is to be enjoyed, explored, embraced, appreciated, and treasured. The way to do that is to find sweetness everywhere we can. Sweetness in life comes from exercising compassion and showing kindness. Sweetness in life comes from surrounding ourselves with good people, living authentically and being true. We must love and appreciate ourselves as the marvelous, miraculous creatures that the Universe created us to be.

Sweetness in life comes from shedding the crap that the world dumps on us so we can be free, walk in the light, live with joy and passion. Sweetness comes from sharing with others. So...This is life. Go get some sweetness, and don't forget to share!