How to be happy: 'Happiness only blooms in the present'

The top image is a 'Queen of the Night' cactus flower.
Its flower language is 'fleeting beauty'.

It blooms for only a brief moment at night,
and withers by morning.

Even if you want to see it,
you cannot encounter it if the timing isn't right.

That nature
is a little similar
to the way the present moment exists.

Today,
I will think about 'the way the present moment exists' and happiness.

Before you know it, everything becomes the past

The moments you thought were painful, and the moments you thought were fun,
become just memories after a little while.

For example,

the worries you were thinking about just a moment ago,
or the happy events of yesterday,
cannot be touched in this very moment.

We are always

living while looking at things that have passed.

All there is, is now

Although we can think about both the past and the future,
the only thing we can actually touch is now.

The warmth of the coffee in front of you,
the coldness of the air outside,
someone's voice,

all of these exist only in the 'now'.

Using the past and future for the sake of present happiness

That is precisely why,

the unchangeable past
should not be used to dwell on reflection or regret,
but to be used for the next step.

The future that has not yet arrived
should not be used to dwell on anxiety,
but to be imagined in order to dispel that anxiety and turn it into something to look forward to.

Both of these
are materials to make the present better.

Happiness that only blooms in the now

I don't think it has to be anything special.

Being able to wake up properly today.
The fact that the meal was delicious.
The fact that your feelings became a little lighter.

Such small things
will pass by if you don't notice them,

but only in the moment you notice them,
do they properly exist as 'happiness'.

And that,
cannot be obtained by looking back later,
nor can it be taken in advance.

It is something that is always only in the 'now'.

As if small flowers are spreading

I would be happy if this writing could become
a trigger to make a small flower of happiness bloom
within all of you readers.

And from now on as well,
I hope to continue delivering words
that gently make flowers bloom
within someone I meet here.

Books that influenced me in writing this article

I have also summarized other 'ways to be happy' flowers in the link below.
Please take as much as you need 🍀

Thank you for reading until the end. I hope to see you in another article. 🍀May you be happy🍀