Out in the Night thou art the sun
Toward which thy soul-charmed children run,
The faith-high height whereon they see
The glory of their Day To Be—
The peace at last when all is done.
The night is dark but, one by one,
Thy signals, ever and anon,
Smile beacon answers to their plea,
Out in the Night.
Ah, Life! thy storms these cannot shun;
Give them a hope to rest upon,
A dream to dream eternally,
The strength of men who would be free
And win the battle race begun,
Out in the Night!
In his work, Self Reliance, Ralph Waldo Emerson writes, “Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string. Accept the place the divine providence has found for you, the society of your contemporaries, the connection of events. Great men have always done so, and confided themselves childlike to the genius of their age, betraying their perception that the absolutely trustworthy was seated at their heart, working through their hands, predominating in all their being. ” P. 112
NOTE: We are where we are in time and place. It is in this moment and in this place we find ourselves that we are to contribute our great gift to life. Trust the time, trust the place, open your eyes to the opportunities surrounding you. You’ll know exactly what to do when you listen to the stirrings of your heart.
According to an article on Science of People, “Happiness is a harmonious state of being, according to the Journal of Happiness Studies, where researchers investigated happiness culturally and historically.”
It seems to me that we have a high degree of control over whether or not we experience happiness. Is it time to do a personal review of your lifestyle and see what adjustments you can make to increase your degree of happiness?
