Well being means different things to different people. One thing I know, though, is we don’t “have” it unless we’re intending for it, focusing on it, putting attention on it, and really committing to it (kinda sounds like most things in life, doesn’t it?). For those of us who are in any Spiritually oriented, it also doesn’t hurt to throw in a prayer, chant, or mantra to bring in some Divine help. I want to share what I hold as a prayer, though the Buddhists that developed what I’m about to share may differ with me in calling it that.
Regardless, I offer it into the blogosphere as something you can say to yourself every day to prime the pump for having a day that can be full of well-being. It also might not be a bad idea to say it for all others, as well, given we’re all in the same boat of wanting, desiring, and deserving well-being. It’s called “Reflection On Well-Being:”
May I abide in well-being
In freedom from affliction
In freedom from hostility
In freedom from ill-will
In freedom from anxiety
And may I maintain well-being in myself.
May everyone abide in well-being
In freedom from affliction
In freedom from hostility
In freedom from ill-will
In freedom from anxiety
And may they maintain well-being in themselves.
May all beings be released from all suffering
And may they not be parted from
The good fortune they have attained.
When they act upon intention
All being are the owners of their action
And inherit its results.
Their future is born from such action
Companion to such action
And its results will be their home.
All actions with intention,
Be they skillful or harmful,
Of such acts, they will be the heirs.