Spectacular Happiness?

From the Herbcrafter's Tarot, the Ten of Water (Red Clover); from the Green Wheel Oracle, Imbolc:

The world is full of people looking for spectacular happiness while they snub contentment. 

—Doug Larson

The Ten of Water is represented by red clover, an herb that may help women with menopausal hot flashes. Yet farmers also know it as fodder that feeds livestock and as a nitrogen-fixing plant that feeds the soil. What are we feeding our emotional selves? Are we harboring resentments, feeling jealous of what others have, or wallowing in self-pity? Or are we practicing gratitude, offering kindness, and seeking wisdom? As Ezra Bayda explained, “happiness comes from the inside; it cannot depend on our external life circumstances.” Imbolc is a seasonal celebration when the seeds of spring are beginning to stir and when many herd animals are about to give birth to their first offspring of the year. The emotional thoughts we nurture are seeds that will sprout and grow, bringing us contentment or misery. Only we can determine what kind of emotional harvest we will gather.