I was just looking at the stats for this blog, focusing on the page views. When I saw the number of page views before, I always assumed they were my own views as I was looking at things while setting certain details up. But today, well this is the first I've been on my blog today, and there are 10 views. This is very interesting.

I was just looking at an article about a couple who committed suicide together. They were a well-known couple who did life coaching on the radio and apparently "being happy" was their theme. So now that they decided to kill themselves, people are wondering about the wisdom of focusing solely on happiness. And you know, I get that. If you think you should always be happy, and you're not, what kind of pressure does that put on you? How much of a success do you think you'll be? And how much value do you think you have, if you can't be successful at that "one little thing"? And then, if you're preaching it publicly, that puts even more pressure on yourself.

I feel sorry for that couple, in a way, because they must have felt so much pain in the short time before they made that decision. And in my personal belief system, when you kill yourself, things are more difficult for you when you come back another time (i.e. reincarnation, which yes, I do believe in that).

I'm really glad I saw that article. I've been feeling pretty down lately, and seeing it helps me to know that I'm not the only one, and there is value in the "contrast," as Abraham (-Hicks) puts it.

Namaste'