Quote for the day

“Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings. And once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it. You must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it.” ~ Elizabeth Gilbert

Never becoming lax about maintaining it. This means remaining committed to the meditation and art, making it a priority. Sometimes it is difficult to see how people who don't have these things in their lives. They seem to always have a lovely home, know where the ironed napkins are and the orange candles which go with the particular tablecloth. Their bills are paid and their doctor's appointments are made. Their retirement accounts are funded and their taxes done. You know what I mean. But an artist needs to make art. It feeds the soul, and is what living the life is all about.