Acceptance
Does intelligence bring happiness? Intelligence does not in and of itself bring happiness. What brings happiness is acceptance. Intelligence and energy are one and the same. Energy is intelligence. Intelligence is energy.

When you perceive a person to be less intelligent, remind yourself that what you see is a point of consciousness that is simply experiencing less access to its total self, which is pure intelligence.

Happiness then, has nothing to do with intelligence when intelligence is used as a point of reference for self. In other words, if intelligence is something by which you value or measure your worth, this will not bring you happiness.

Happiness is a result of acceptance. Those who operate with greater mental constraints, for whatever reason, sometimes seem to have an easier time accepting their circumstances, their environment, and themselves, because they are not given to long-winded inner dialogue and mental journeys into the various nuances of their perceived reality. A so-called simple minded person can shrug their shoulders and carry on, accept what is, and that is what creates the avenue for the experience of happiness.

An incarnate with less mental restrictions, having access to greater levels of intelligence, may spend so much time analysing, dialoguing, cataloguing, and in general thinking about its environment and the different potentials, that it has difficulty simply accepting the perceived reality. It therefore does not have an avenue through which to experience happiness. Happiness is a function of acceptance.

This does not mean that if you accept a negative situation that you will be happy with that negative situation. However, when you accept a negative situation you then allow yourself the choice and the freedom to choose to experience an alternate reality.

Without acceptance you have a tendency to be in denial. If you are not accepting it, you are denying it. If you are denying it, there is nothing you can do about it. You are not in a place of power. You are not in a position to choose anything else. When you come to a point of acceptance, that does not mean "I like this," it means
"I accept that this is a negative situation and I choose love instead of this,"
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"I choose another reality,"
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"I choose to create, what for me, would be a more positive or pleasant experience,"
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"I choose to declare that this negative experience is not what I desire any longer."

You could say "yes, I am having this negative experience, and yes I choose to change it now."
When this is done, the avenues through which the change can occur are perceived. Opportunities are presented and the necessary actions can be taken to affect the change.

Empowering others
Practice looking for ways to empower others and incorporate this action into daily life. Suddenly you will find yourself in the company of masters. Encourage and help these people to become who they wish to be and you will be in your passion. Empower them to find their own passion and to do the work that they came to do. And in doing so, it will no longer be necessary for them to pull your energy strings or to steal and manipulate your energy.

Those around you have no idea who they are and you can help them see their highest potential. And in that action you will find your greatest joy. In that action you will become the highest expression of the God that is within each one of you. We ask you to have the dignity and respect of yourself to carry that energy. We know it is difficult, for the veil keeps you from seeing who you are. Still, we ask you to have the courage to look in the mirror and see your magnificence, for in doing so it will allow you to spread the Empowerment Factor to others. 

Playing the Game
Bringing yourself to Lightwork is a bold step. You acknowledge the fact that the game is indeed played on the game board, that there are ups and downs, ins and outs. There is drama and intrigue, polarity and duality and all of the other things that make up life. It is your ability to make those moves and play the game while standing free and knowing that your higher self is guiding your moves that will soothe you and make you certain of your steps. Even when emotion tells you you mis-step, it is only there to be used as a guideline in conjunction with your higher self and with Spirit. Emotion is not to be relied on independently from the rest.

All is One
When you see people on the street, know that they are all of you. They are all one with each other and with God. They all are God. Begin to trust each other. Always consider that the person you speak with is of God and to always be aware of this.

God exists and walks the streets of all the towns in all the cities in all the world. S/HE breathes the same air as you and enjoys the same sunlight. “Wither thou goest, I will go.” Wherever you go, God goes, and wherever God goes, you go. You are joined and never separate from each other. Always remember this. There is only one of you.

Choice
You cannot be grateful and depressed at the same time.  You cannot be angry and joyful at the same time.  The choice is yours.

    An interviewer asked a Tibetan monk.  "Why are you so optimistic?  Tibet may never be free again."
    "Because," answered the monk, "it makes me feel better."

Do you choose to cultivate your inner landscape like the monk, or do you continue to give yourself reasons why you cannot be joyful, grateful, and optimistic?