august

[solarpsychedelic]

Another picture from one of my walks, with colors turned up to August. With the hot, dry weather, not much else is blooming beyond the hibiscus and crape myrtles.

And unfortunately, this type of weather also leads to fires. We’re getting a cool down this week, hope that helps.

While walking, I thought about the question of happiness and how we’re often urged to be happy or choose to be happy.

I'm not certain we can simply choose to be happy because that's potentially a setup for disappointment. I do think however we can choose to become more self-aware and more mindful.

We can’t stop every unhappy thought that rises up from the subconscious but I think we can sit down and introspect and ask where did the thought come from and what brought it up.