TALES FROM THE BOBBI LAMA

I personally believe there are three things in life that make it satisfyingly whole, happy and worthwhile even as the daily challenges come and go. My top three are to be loved, to be understood, and to have the spark of purpose. As for love, I mean that cared-for kind…not just the romantic kind you have with your love partner. I’m referring to the kind when you can “feel” the love like when a daughter hugs you with sincere gratitude and truly wants the best for you. Or when an adult grandchild reaches out with a phone call just to make you happy. It’s a love exchange deep from within your hearts – tapping your souls’ source of that bigger unconditional Divine Love.

The second happiness-producing gift in life to me is to be understood. You know that special person that has “traveled” with you on your journey for a long time and you know each other’s thoughts and feelings and history and needs? You know you’re not each other’s problem solvers, but you each comfort one other as listeners that truly care while you share. You “hold their hand” and their space as they process the lessons they experience with understanding, and they do the same for you. If you have a person like that who really gets you, they represent such comfort just by being in your life.

And I believe the third gift in life is to have that spark that wants to add something positive to the world.. that life-affirming energy that invests in being a giver, even if it’s just helping others or adding a positive experience in their day. And I believe it can happen anywhere and anytime. When I have purpose or can see I can make a difference on this planet, I get up in the morning glad that I’m alive. I’m happy.

To have any of these is a true gift, but if we’re really, really lucky enough to have all three, know it, and feel gratitude for a good life, then I believe we are beyond blessed!