Viral Happiness

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I began my online journey two years ago, but I’ve been preaching my happiness gospel all of my adult life. And like most people, my ideas have developed and formed over time. I’m influenced by books, teachers, experiences, and simple conversations.

I have been enlightened by the ‘chance’ reading of a new blog post or by stopping to watch a particular program as I’m channel-surfing. There are lessons everywhere, if we just take the time to look.

Recently, I was reading Dr. Joseph Murphy’s, ‘The Power of Your Subconscious Mind,’ and something that I read sent me to look up a passage or two in the Bible about the power of belief. Was Christ sincere when he said that we can move mountains with our belief? I certainly think so. I know we tend to grossly underestimate what we are capable of doing.

We can do miracles, but we don’t really believe that we can do miracles. We can change our lives with the power of thought and belief, but, so often, we never make the change we say we want. So what’s stopping us?

We are. We stop ourselves, time after time.

We doubt; we make choices that are incongruent with our stated goals; we quit trying.

Please understand this fact: You are the only person who is ultimately in charge of you. No guru or path or teaching or tradition can ‘magic’ you into a different person unless YOU make the decision to be that different person.

Do you want to change something in your life? Then change it. You are not locked into any pattern with out your permission. No one controls you but you. Every decision you make is just that…a decision that YOU make, not someone else.

What do you want to do? Answer that question, and then go do it.

What do you want to be? Figure that out, and then go be it.

And, if you feel like something is stopping you, that’s fear. Fear is a charlatan and a thief. Fear is that voice in your head that tells you, “Don’t try, you may fail, and then people will laugh at you.” Or “Don’t speak up, someone may disagree with you and not like you.” Don’t ever let others opinions keep you from doing what is best for you.

You are not here to please others. You are here to discover just how wonderful you are, and to discover how you can best serve others and develop your passion. If you are truly ‘fearfully and wonderfully made,’ which you most certainly are, it is time for you to begin living like it.

And that’s where my passion comes in…that’s my service…to give you tools to facilitate change…to help you release the stuff that’s holding you back…to help you find your own happy way.

Hopefully, you find some inspiration and tools in these blog posts; that’s my goal. But, if you’d like a more indepth, interactive process, I am continuing to develop a plan for a webinar, and I would really like to hear your opinions. What subjects should it cover? Who would you like to see as a special guest? Please share your thoughts.

I’m also developing a plan for personal coaching though email and by telephone. If you have any suggestions or ideas about these services, I’d love to hear them.

If you’re willing to share your thoughts, I will readily see them if you comment on this blog. If you’d rather not share in this public forum, please feel free to email me.

But first, just believe. Believe that there is a better life than the one you are living now. Believe that your possibilities are deeper and broader than you can possibly imagine. Believe, and watch your own personal miracles begin to unfold.

You really can move mountains.

I’ve made some great connections through twitter.com (if you haven’t joined twitter, do it now – you’ll be glad you did). One of my most interesting connections has been with Mr 2020.

That’s his legal name – 2020. He’s serious about vision and focus…so serious that he felt compelled to change his name. You can read that story at exhostage.com, but I’m writing today to send you to another one of his sites, nlplive.com.

He’s giving away a wonderful audio – you don’t even have to sign-up for a list. It’s about the difference between networking and building relationships, and I give it two thumbs way up. Go and listen. You’ll be glad you did.

One of my regular readers emailed me yesterday. She was concerned because I haven’t blogged since April 19th. I should have blogged two or three times since the 19th, and she was worried that I might be sick or in some kind of distress.

My only distress is that I’ve been really busy. But I should NEVER be too busy to blog, because (thankfully) lots of people visit my blog regularly, and, as we say here in South, that just tickles me to death. I sure am glad that I was missed, and I appreciate Cheryl for checking on me.

I also received another special email recently from one of my good internet friends, Todd Silva. Todd is one of those guys who truly has a golden heart. I depend on him for inspiration and advice, and Todd’s emails always brighten my day. But this one was really special to me.

Todd has a copy of Mastering Your Power of Release, and he emailed about how he had used it in a specific situation. I have Todd’s permission to share his email with you. You may read it below.

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Hi Buz,

May I share with you a little story bout human-ness?

Victoria and I were doing some work around the house earlier today. She was a little crabby about something, and I was a little edgy in response. It escalated, in what I now suspect might have been more my part than hers. It would have been a typical response for me to hang on to this for hours and give her the long silent treatment.

Instead, this time, I chose to pull myself up and out of it. I apologized to Victoria, and quickly engaged in conversation with her again. The reason I chose to do this was because of your Power Of Release. I thought back on many of the things you had said in your books, and realized it was time for me to let this one go. (The need to be right, that is… the need to punish her with my silly, but icy silence).

Thank you Buz, for your inspiration to release and let go when holding on just wasn’t going to serve either of us!!

Blessings to you,

Todd

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It does my heart good to hear how someone uses my methods to release those things that hold them back and interfere with their best life. So bless you, Todd, and bless you, Cheryl for checking on me. I’m glad to have good friends like both of you.