Do we calculate how much success we have achieved by how much money we have earned, or by the size of our house?
Do we measure it in Christmas cards, in how many Blog friends we have, or dinner invitations?

For me, the only way of measuring success is through happiness, a deep and fulfilling sense of it. A few years ago that was my resolution for the year, to do only what made my heart sing; to exist in anything less than joy invites less than joy into life, after all.

Angel-guides once told me that things fall into place when we are in a joyful place, while Earth-bound friends spoke of duty and tried to convince me that Joy was NOT the answer. I truly believe, however, that God wants us to be happy, each and every one of us, and happiness should be very easy to achieve, once we have the courage to choose to.

As I sit and write I invite Angels to sit nearby, and the feeling they bring with them is one of great love and joy. I would be able to feel this wherever I was, in a moment and, if I felt anything try to bring me down, I would know how to call them to lift me, to lift my spirit and let it fly.