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May Your Cup Always Overflow

1/2/2024

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Here is my reflection to the poem by John Paul Moore:

The cup of my happiness 0verflows when I hold someone's tired hand to lighten their load. The cup of my happiness doesn't get empty. It overflows and continues overflowing with joyful gratitude. It's by giving we receive. As the poet says, "I am reaping better than I've sowed." The cup of happiness overflows when I give a gift of pure love to someone unconditionally. My cup of happiness never gets empty when I hold someone's tired hand as if it's my hand. When my hands were tired by the heavy burden I was carrying, one of my friends noticed it and lightened my burden by holding my hands compassionately. Selfless service lightens heavy emotional load we carry in our life. Lightening such heavy loads is a spiritual way of living. Living life this way the world becomes a family, a nest, and life becomes a blessing. May we all hold each other's hands like brothers and sisters and make this world an abode of peace and harmony. This is my New Year's Prayer. Let us fill the cup of our life overflowing.
​Namaste!
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Debbie Podwika
1/6/2024 11:22:35 am

I agree, as much of the research shows happiness doesn't come from money or things, they only give us temporary feelings of elation, I'm not even sure it's truly happiness so.. people who win the lottery are no more or less happier one year later than they were before they won the money, conversely people who have had great tragedy, for example been paralyzed, same thing one year later. I should say it also shows this is once you have been able to meet your basic needs. But there are some who struggle to meet their basic needs and are still happy, still share with others what little they do have, yet as we know there are people with billions of dollars and aren't happy and think that buying the latest sports car etc. will bring them happiness, only to find out it doesn't.

My happiness has always come from relationships with people, family and friends, but also a stranger in a grocery store or parking lot. It is amazing where you can find happiness. Yes, I too find happiness by being consoled or consoling others, but a great deal comes from laughing with others. Sometimes both happens at the same time ha, like yesterday my niece called me upset and she thanked me for making her laugh that it made her feel better and that made me feel better. I remember a line from the movie Steel Magnolias where Dolly Parton's character says laughter through tears is her favorite emotion and I'd have to agree. Speaking of movies, I try to watch a movie with my niece once a week because we get to talk and also laugh, which is good for both of us. I also find great happiness and laughter playing with my other little niece, she's just a ball of happiness and energy. Walking through nature and watching animals is another way I find happiness. Also pets, my pets and my nieces' dog are great sources of happiness. As you can see I can go on and on, which is good to reflect today and realize this. I started to smile and laugh because I was imagining if your cup overflows then get a bigger cup, but I'm not sure they even would make a big enough cup that my cup still would not overflow. 😁

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