How to be happy: 'Returning to the beginning'

The top image features
a white, straight-blooming 'Easter Lily'.
Its flower language is 'a new beginning'.

It is a flower that seems to teach us
that we can start over as many times as we like.

Today, I would like to think about happiness
starting from the 'beginning' that exists in everything.

Remembering the beginning

People tend to
only think about moving forward.

Higher, further.
Doing things well, not failing.

But when you are a little tired, what you need
is not the strength to move forward,
but perhaps 'remembering the beginning'.

That feeling of trying something for the first time

For example, when you tried something for the first time.

It could be cooking, work, or a hobby.

・You just wanted to try it
・You didn't care if you couldn't do it well
・You were happy just by doing a little bit

At that time, the desire to 'try it'
must have outweighed the fear of failure.

That feeling is the 'beginning'.

Things that increase before you know it

As you get older,
the things you can do and the things expected of you increase.

・Doing things properly
・Meeting expectations
・Not making mistakes

All of these are important, but
if you only focus on them,
you will slowly feel suffocated.

Before you know it,
you have left behind that initial excitement.

When you feel suffocated

Try remembering the 'beginning' just a little.

・Why did you want to try it?
・The reason it was fun even if you couldn't do it well
・The time you felt fulfilled even without showing anyone

Just by touching upon that,
the movement of your heart changes a little.

From 'doing it well',
to 'just trying it'.

Start again, in a small way

You don't need to do anything big.

・Try touching it again after a long time
・Don't try to do it well
・Start with the premise that it's okay to quit halfway

Just by doing that,
the initial excitement will slowly return.

Choose what you love over failure

No matter how far you have come,
the beginning does not disappear.

As long as you have a trigger to remember it,
you can touch it as many times as you want.

That is the version of you
where 'liking it' was greater than the fear of failure.

Summary

When you feel you cannot move forward,
you don't have to force yourself to.

Once, 'return to the beginning'.

There,
even if you are still incomplete,
there is a reason you were able to start moving.


May you meet again
with that 'beginning' that was full of what you loved 🍀

Books that influenced me in writing this article

I have 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 🍀