Is it Spring yet? That might be a question asked by people
still suffering cold weather. I’m lucky because I live in Hawaii where it’s
sunny and warm most of the time. That’s not to say that we don’t have our share
of inclement weather—a few years ago it rained for 41 days straight!
“The coldest winter I ever spent was summer in San
Francisco.” Mark Twain.
We do get the occasional hurricane in Hawaii—the last one
was over 20 years ago. And we do get snow in Hawaii! On the slopes of the Mauna
Kea Volcano which stands at over 13,000 feet. Just a couple years ago all 50 of the United
States had snow.
While the weather in Hawaii might seem unseasonably warm to
those visitors who come from snow covered vistas, you will see many locals
wearing jackets and sweatshirts with their shorts and flip flops. I joke with
my friends in cold weather places that it’s so cold in Hawaii that I had to
turn down the air conditioning; that it’s so cold that I had to close the
windows part way; that it’s so cold that I had to wear long pants.
Everything is relative, though. I’ve been to places where it
was below freezing and people were wearing nothing but t-shirts. While anything
under 72⁰
F is cold for me!
And so it is with life. As the old saying goes, everything
looks greener on the other side of the fence. If you have an office job, an
outside job looks for appealing. If you’re married, single people seem to have
it better. If you live in Hawaii, you miss the snow. Okay, maybe the last one
doesn’t apply.
There are those who are perpetually dissatisfied, no matter
what side of the fence they’re on. The trick is to find happiness and
enthusiasm where you are right now no matter what. Happiness and enthusiasm are
emotions generated from within, independent of outside forces.
If you want to be happy and have passion for your life then
follow this exercise called the Value
Suns, based on the Six Values of a Coherent Life.
- Sit in a comfortable, quiet place.
- Place one hand in your lap, palm up.
- While looking at the palm of your hand imagine a small sun, a ball of fire.
- You are in control of this sun; you can change its size and shape, making it bigger, smaller, longer, or higher.
- As you look at this little sun feel the emotion of the value you wish to create in your life.
- Concentrate of the feeling for a few moments.
Each sun has a different color for each of the Six Values:
- Internal Assurance (confidence) = White
- Eternal Ecstasy (happiness) = Orange
- Indissoluble Love = Yellow
- Armored Tranquility (peace) = Green
- Fervid Enthusiasm = Red
- Profound Abundance = Sky Blue
By practicing viewing these suns and experiencing the
associated emotions, you will no longer be dependent on outside forces to live
the Six Values.
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