Finding Paradise

Paradise is A State of Mind

 

When most of us think of paradise, we think of a tropical island somewhere, with ocean waves crashing, and sun on our skin.  Or maybe paradise may be high on a mountain, surrounded by trees and the sounds of the birds.  Wherever paradise is for you, right now paradise seems to be an elusive place.   Especially during this time of pandemic, when everything seems so very uncertain.  But what if I told you that paradise is here and available to you right now? 

 

Paradise is simply a state of mind.  And your mind can make paradise out of any situation.  We spend so much time wishing to escape the everyday problems that we have, that we forget to see the paradise that exists right before our eyes.  Paradise is right in front of you.  Paradise is what makes you happy.  Paradise is the simple moments that make us laugh, make us cry, or makes us be grateful to be alive. 

 

Instead of longing to escape to a far-away destination, find some paradise right now, where you are.  Read a book take a walk, call a friend, or a loved one.  For those who can’t see, reading a book would be paradise.  For those who do not have the ability to walk, stretching their legs would seem like paradise.  And for those who have lost someone they love, paradise would be hearing that voice once again. 

 

Paradise is not lost.  It is not elusive.  It is available to you here and now, you just have to open your mind to the idea that paradise may have a different definition than what you thought it did.