I May Be Sad But Not Unhappy!

Lately, I noticed in discussions that unhappiness and sadness may be seen as the same thing. I believe that this is not the case. In my opinion, happiness is an inner concept we recognize as part of who we are. It has nothing to do with subjective, personal assessments of situations that we allow to influence us from the outside. Otherwise, that would mean we are dependent on particular circumstances or the goodwill of others. But that is not true. I remembered a post I wrote many years ago and would like to share it again:

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Wishes fulfilled

My wish for you is that
Your wishes get fulfilled.
To make this coming true,
Your doubts have to be killed.

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Deep Inside

There are so many gifts surrounding us
We only have to open our eyes and see
There is so much beauty surrounding us
We only have to open our minds and feel

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Simply Enjoy!

This post is the last Monday post before Christmas. It would be obvious to talk about remembering the true meaning of Christmas or to relate to the current situation. But instantly there was one single word in my head: Enjoy!

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I May Be Sad But Not Unhappy!

Even the happiest people are sad at times. Things go wrong, and disappointments and losses happen. If we have an open heart and feel love then we also feel pain. But that is not a bad thing. Feeling sad means that we are able to feel. If someone tells me to never be sad about something then I think that person either lies or ignores their own feelings which are only suppression of things they may be scared to look at. Never accepting being sad (here I am at this unhealthy way of positive thinking) will start growing inside like cancer and eating that person up.

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Enjoy Life!

Most of you know about my two English books. But some of my friends are new to my community and I’d love to introduce my poem book Enjoy Life! to you. Read more ›

Eternal Love

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Today I feel like sharing one of my poems with you. It is one of the first poems I wrote after I dared to express my hidden Self again. Therefore it is full of forgotten and long-suppressed feelings that finally found their outlet again. This poem is also part of my book Enjoy Life! If you like this poem or know someone you’d like to share it with…. please do it!

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