Happiness is a Choice....

So do you know how many times I have seen clients who are presenting depleting energy of emotional pain, anger and inner turmoil that manifests as dis-ease? They look as though I have tossed ice cubes into their lap when I say: So just how long do you want to go on feeling this way?" Like they have a choice! Well they do! But no one ever told them they HAD. Free will and choice is what separates us from the animal kingdom. A cat or dog looses free will and choice when its owner picks them up and removes them from "their" favorite spot. But humans DO have choices. Hundreds or thousands a day. Each and Everyday. Do I wear these shoes or those, this tie or that way, mmm... what kind of coffee, water and so on. So why the surprise (wild look of fear in their eyes) when I inform them that they also have freewill and choice with "choosing their own happiness or unhappiness"? Are the afraid of the very thought of having POWER? Peter Parker AKA Spider Man says it best; "With great power, comes even greater responsibility. " (maybe not an exact quote but close enough lol) My guides tell me this often. Again and again I hear a inner Spiritual Code of Conduct: RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, DISCIPLINE, DEDICATION and COMMITMENT.
I think that we often forget just how powerful we are. Well why would a we know what's best for us: parents tell us, the Dr's tell us, Clergy or the Bible tells us, friends tell us, our boss tells us, CNN News tells us, the zillions of surveys tell us. What about this kind of mind training says: We KNOW WHAT WE WANT NEED> to make our own happiness? It doesn't. What we have learned is to give our personal power away. To those in authority. Not for the highest and best good of others. Why do we do it? Because we do not know how to TRUST ourselves. Our own instincts. Listen to our own connection to the GOD of our understanding. The power of Prayer or Meditation helps us RECONNECT. It turns on the LIGHT. The power comes from a source. It helps us to "ask and it shall be answered". By tapping into our higher self first we can retrain ourselves "to think less and trust more". Do not be so quick to believe EVERYONE else knows you better than you know yourself. Turn your inner light on and let it shine brightly. Take your power back. Choose to be happy, healthy, wealthy and wise. Once reconnected to the Universe absolutely ANYTHING is possible.