We think of the world that we live in as an objective reality, but actually we live in a world of our own making, because our experience is based on how we frame what is presented to our senses–good or bad, right or wrong, favorable or unfavorable, fortunate or unfortunate, etc.
Moreover how we frame our experience has a profound effect on whether we experience happiness or sadness. This is why we are encouraged to keep a gratitude journal, and effects of doing so have been proven to be of immense value, both for our physical and mental health.
One yogic discipline is to see God or the Divine in everyone and everything, and to see the hand of God in all of our experience, thereby learning to surrender to Divine will. Doing so will cause an amazing transformation of your personality and awaken your inner joy.
