2. I am free to
be ME. – Can you remember who you were before the world told you who
you should be? Happiness is found when you stop comparing yourself to
everyone else and what they want. Stop living for other people and their
opinions. Be true to yourself. You are the only person in charge of
your life. The only question is: What do you want to do with the rest of
it?
3. Life isn’t
perfect, but it sure is great. – Our goal shouldn’t be to
create a perfect life, but to live an imperfect life in radical
amazement. To get up every morning and take and good look around in a way
that takes nothing for granted. Everything is extraordinary. Every
day is a gift. Never treat life casually. To be spiritual in any
way is to be amazed in every way. (Read The Happiness Project
.)
.)
4. It’s okay to
have down days. – Expecting life to be wonderful all the time is wanting to
swim in an ocean in which waves only rise up and never come crashing
down. However, when you recognize that the rising and crashing waves are
part of the exact same ocean, you are able to let go and be at peace with the
reality of these ups and downs. It becomes clear that life’s ups require
life’s downs.
5. Even when I’m
struggling, I have so much to be grateful for. – What
if you awoke today with only the things you were thankful for yesterday?
We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something
we don’t have, but of appreciating everything we do have. Stress thrives
when your worry list is longer than your gratitude list. Happiness
thrives when your gratitude list is longer than your worry list. So find
something to be thankful for right now.
6. Every
experience is just another important lesson. – Disappointments and
failure are two of the surest stepping-stones to success. So don’t
let a hard lesson harden your heart. When things go wrong, learn what
you can and then push the tragedies and mistakes aside. Remember, life’s
best lessons are often learned at the worst times and from the worst
mistakes. We must fail in order to know, and hurt in order to grow.
Good things often fall apart so better things can fall together in their place.
7. Not
everything is meant to stay. – Change can be terrifying, yet
all positive growth and healing requires change. Sometimes you have to
find the good in goodbye. Because the past is a place of reference, not a
place of residence. Be strong when everything seems to be going wrong,
keep taking small steps, and eventually you will find what you’re looking
for. Learn to trust the journey, even when you do not understand it.
8. Being wrong
is the first step to being right. – Sometimes the wrong choices
bring us to the right places. To be creative and productive in life, you
must first lose your fear of being wrong. And remember, a fear like this
can only survive inside you if you let it live there.
9. I do not need
to hold on to what’s holding me back. – You are not what has happened
to you; you are what you choose to become. It’s time to break the beliefs
and routines that have been holding you back. Respect yourself enough to
walk away from anything that no longer grows you. Listen to your
intuition, not your ego. When you stop chasing the wrong beliefs, you
give the right ideas a chance to catch you. (Angel and I discuss
this in detail in the “Adversity” chapter of 1,000
Little Things Happy, Successful People Do Differently.)
10.
My happiness today is simply the result of my
thinking. – Happiness starts with you – not with your relationships,
not with your job, not with your money, but WITH YOU. It is not always
easy to find happiness in ourselves, but it is always impossible to find it
elsewhere. Regardless of the situation you face, your attitude is your
choice. Remember, you can’t have a positive life with a negative
attitude. When negativity controls your thoughts, it limits your
behavior, actions, and opportunities. If you realized how powerful your
thoughts were, you would try your best to never think another negative thought
again.
11.
Who I spend quality time with matters. –
Surround yourself with people who lift you higher – those who see the great
potential in you, even when you don’t see it in yourself.
12.
Drama and judgments are a waste of perfect
happiness. – Make a promise to yourself. Promise to stop the drama
before it begins, to breathe deeply and peacefully, and to love others and
yourself without conditions. Promise to laugh at your own mistakes, and
to realize that no one is perfect; we are all human. Feelings of
self-worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are
appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are
flexible. (Read The Mastery of Love.)
.)
13.
Most people are judging me far less than it
seems. – The truth is, while you’re busy worrying about what others
think of you, they’re busy worrying about what you think of them.
Crazy? Yes, but true. The good news is this knowledge instantly
frees you to let loose and do more of what YOU want. And while doing so,
you’ll also liberate others to do the same.
14.
I can make the world a happier place. – Do
your best to help one person every day in some small way. By becoming the
answer to someone’s prayer, we often find the answers to our own. When
the people around us are happier, it’s a lot easier to smile.
15.
The work is worth it. – Lose
the expectation that everything in life should be easy. It rarely
is. In fact, there are no shortcuts
to any place worth going. Enjoy the challenge of your
achievements. See the value in your efforts and be patient with
yourself. And realize that patience is not about waiting; it’s the
ability to keep a good attitude while working hard on your dreams. It’s
knowing deep down that the work is well worth it in the end.
Beautiful post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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