Meditation for March 28th, 2016
Why You Are Mostly Unhappy
Some people are just happy. They don’t let things bother them like it bothers other people. Some people have a harder time being happy. They search and search, but nothing seems to give them the long lasting effects of happiness and serenity. It eludes them. There are several reasons why some people are mostly unhappy.
If you look like you are going to be successful, we are going to treat you better. If you are someone that looks like you are going to fail, then we will leave you alone or try to fix you. We will give you more room to make mistakes if we think you are going to succeed in the long run. We will nurture you more if we think that you are a wise investment. If you seem like you are going to fail, we won’t waste our time.
Life isn’t fair. Some people have it better than others. Actually, a few people have it better than most people so therefore the odds that you are going to have it good is low. Asking life to bring judgment to those who cheat or get away with things is begging for nothing. Some people have to work hard to get a leg up and even then something will knock them back down. Life isn’t fair so stop waiting for that to change.
Luck isn’t real. Well, it is, but it is a fickle mistress, so expecting a great opportunity to fall in your lap without any work is just creating unhappiness for yourself. You’d have to be extremely good looking or really well liked, which is only possible if you are good looking, to have someone to decide to hand you some dream job or opportunity. A lot of people work very hard to not have what they worked on even noticed or compensated, so why do you get something for nothing. Depressed yet?
A unifying fellowship is a great way for someone to draw happy power from, but guess what? Not every one likes you. Even at a party with mostly your friends there will be one or two people that can’t stand you. You can try all you want to change those people’s minds, but usually if someone doesn’t like you, they don’t like you.
I personally would rather someone hate me than be indifferent to me, but I can’t be happy making the people that love me love me more and the people that are indifferent to me make a decision either way.
Being corrected or someone not agreeing with your opinion is a great way to not feel happy. Guess what? People have thousands of different experiences and opinions that don’t parallel yours, but are just as valid, so expecting people to have the same view as yours is completely idiotic and you shouldn’t deserve happiness. Be friends with people that have different viewpoints as yours and you will actually learn something. Most of the time you are wrong anyway.
Being completely sure you are going to fail is setting you up for failure, but if you succeed you will be so stoked. Just like thinking you are sure you are going to succeed but you don’t, you will be so bummed. Stop being so focused on the outcome and just do what’s in front of you.
If you just had a better computer, a better job, if you just had a better office or better home, if you just had better running shoes and a better outfit you would be happy. Guess what, jerk? People with nothing are happier than you. You can just be happy and not have to have anything. If your needs are being met, then you should be grateful. If you aren’t getting your needs met then you need to reevaluate your life because you are fucking up somewhere. Learn to budget, asshole.
Unhappiness comes when you think you can change someone or something. You are struggling with thinking that if these people would just do things differently or have a different point of view all together then you’d be okay. You’re the one that has to change. If everyone is pissing you off it’s because you are a terrible person who needs to stop wanting others to change.
Basically it is your fault you aren’t happy. Yes, you may have depression, but depression is a lot different then being completely unsatisfied with your life. Go to bed earlier and stop watching so much TV, playing so many video games or just falling into the Internet rabbit hole.
Prayer
Hotei,
I am tired of being unhappy,
But things get in the way of that.
This pizza isn’t like where I’m from.
People don’t say things like where I’m from.
These people I just met don’t really know where I’m from,
So I have to remind them everyday.
People don’t understand what I’m saying and writing on Facebook,
And getting really upset with me!
I’m not saying this I’m saying that!
No!
I MEAN THIS YOU DUMBWIT!
Why are people unfriending me?
They don’t make bagels right here.
They don’t make tacos right here either.
This person just posted something wrong,
So I better correct this.
NO! I DON’T MEAN THAT, I MEAN THIS!!
GOD! YOU GUYS ARE SUCH TOOLS!
Most everyone are idiots,
Why don’t people want to hang out with me?
I’m smarter than most people,
Why don’t people come to me with advice?
Most people are boring,
Why don’t people invite me to events anymore?
Most people need to be taught,
Why don’t people want me to teach them?
Comus,
God of revelry.
I am lying in bed,
Wishing that I could be happy.
I can remember one time I was happy.
I was in Mexico,
I had someone that I loved,
Who was hot, smart, funny, and fashionable and my friends were jealous of me,
I had money,
I had a sweet car,
I had a nice computer,
I had a nice loft in a nice part of town,
The barista knew my morning drink by heart and was happy to see me,
The bartender knew my night drink by heart and was happy to see me,
I was healthy,
I was well dressed,
I had a dog,
I had a mustache – and the girlfriend loved it!
I had a 55” LCD TV, cable, all the streaming services, A PS4 and XBOX One,
I knew all the right people,
And I put stuff in my hair and it didn’t look overdone.
But then I lost the girlfriend,
Then the company went under,
Then I had to get rid of everything to keep afloat,
And now I can’t be happy until I have all those things again.
Please make it happen.
Amen.
Craft
There are a few things you can do everyday that will make you happier. If you try a few of these suggestions I swear you will find a little more happiness in your life.
Get a pet – dogs are the best for happiness because cats want you to die or are indifferent to your existence.
Appreciate things – look around and say, “that thing is nice.” Try faking it if you have a hard time. See what other people always love and say you love it too. Things that people like: sun, sports team winning, sun sets and sun rises, flowers, well landscaped yards, a guy getting kicked in the balls, a person falling through a skylight on to a table covered in fine china and an old couple trying to enjoy a nice dinner, a person tripping and falling in slow motion, a person on a first date sneezing on their date, misty mossy forests.
Light something on fire – fire makes everyone happier.
Steal something important to someone else – take something that is sentimental. Help that person look for it.
Putting someone down – make fun of someone and try to get other people to join you.
Talking shit about someone behind their back – You can even be meaner if that person isn’t there so that your imagination and creativity can really be used to cut a person down.
Seeing a successful person fail – nothing better.
Being better than someone – Just being slightly better at something than someone else is a true blessing. Getting credit for being better even though you aren’t is even better.
Goal
Stop needing the planets to align and your outfit to be perfect to be happy. You can be happy with nothing. All Ghandi needed was a sheet to wear and a young girl to be happy, so why do you need more than that? The only thing getting in the way of being happy is you. You and not being good enough that is.
Try to be mediocre and you won’t worry about anything anymore.