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Thursday, December 22, 2011
What Santa Can Teach Us About Happiness
This morning I was looking at my Santa mug (which I love to
use at this time of the year), and realizing that it always makes me smile.
That led to me thinking about how Santa is always portrayed as smiling and
happy, “a jolly old soul,” and always laughing “Ho, ho, ho.”
Considering that I am focused on creating more happiness in
myself and in others, I got curious about what Santa could teach us about
happiness. The first thought that came to mind is that Santa is all about
giving. Granting the wishes of all the children in the world must be very
fulfilling.
I know that when I work with clients to discover their ideal
careers, the common theme is always about helping others in some way. That’s where we get our juice. So it makes
perfect sense to me that by giving to others, Santa is happy.
Looking deeper, I realized that Santa’s entire existence is
about this one night a year, this one act of bringing gifts to children. Everything
he does is rooted in this divine purpose. Santa knows who he is, and what he’s
here to do. That’s why he is always
happy!
When we get in touch with our own purpose, who we are at our
core, and what our gifts are to share with the world, we experience that place
of happiness, too. I have experienced
this myself, and I’d bet you have, too.
That leads me back to clients discovering their ideal
careers. They all want to help, but they each have their own unique gifts, their
own individual style and expression of creativity, which is their way of
helping.
Even beyond career, it’s about being in touch with who we
really are – authenticity – and knowing that in our uniqueness we each have
something valuable to contribute, that the world is a better place because of
our existence. When we discover this truth about ourselves, we can’t help but
smile, or even laugh out loud!
So, find your inner Santa and ho, ho, ho!
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