Posts tagged Mistake
Happiness Begins When You Decide to Take Good Care of Yourself
Sep 1st
All great things begin on the inside of us. Make no mistake about it, if you want someone else to make you happy you have to make yourself happy.
So what is happiness for you? Are you happy to be alive, have good health, married, have children? These are just some of the things you can be happy about, but its more than this.
We were created to be happy. Are you happy with the way your life is? If you are not, chances are you are not happy. The road to happiness begins on the inside of you, I call it your heart and your head.
Here is to you not being happy because of things. You can purchase the most expensive house and or car, but it will not translate to happiness. The reason it will not translate to happiness is because human beings need other people, they do not need things to be happy and many times the things simply have no value.
The best way to ensure you are happy is to make a personal assessment of your life. In other words, do you love yourself? I really hope the answer to this question is yes, you love yourself because it will signal to me that you care about yourself.
As part of your happiness assessment, do you wish to live longer? That question is for people who pretend to be happy but really are not. Another way to find out if you are happy is to find out if you care about your health, mental state and physical well being. Answer no to any of these questions and you may need to seek a professional.
Happiness does translate to love, if you are not happy you will not share the most valuable gift known to humanity, love. Loving yourself translates to loving others, this includes loving your spouse, your children and your parents and siblings and relatives.
What would you say if I asked you, “Do you love Christ?” God created us all, do you love Christ and if so does it make you happy? Only you can determine whether you are happy or not, hopefully the answer is yes.
A life filled with happiness is a sure sign you will be a very productive person. Never allow anyone or anything sand between you and happiness because it is a rare commodity in deed. Make your personal assessment and you will discover your happiness rating, I know it will be a high number.
Be Your Own Cheerleader and Believe in Yourself
Aug 28th
When asked, most of us can rattle off a whole list of things we believe in. But if I were to ask you the most important question of all: “Do you believe in y-o-u?” you might come to a screeching halt.
Many times, we go through life picking up the belief system of our families and the values of our friends, without asking ourselves whether the ideas are truly meaningful to us.
You might go along for years without any real problem, and then suddenly hit a wall. Maybe you don’t get the job you wanted or the relationship you hoped for. Suddenly you’re filled with self-doubt, and it’s confusing.
One of the biggest causes of stress and unhappiness is an underlying lack of self-confidence. When you doubt yourself, it’s hard to make decisions because you second-guess yourself all the time, trying to please others and trying not to make a mistake they will criticize or condemn.
Life is full of mistakes! That’s how we learn what doesn’t work, so we can discover what does. At least, we have the potential to learn if we don’t get stuck in regretting the mistakes we make. Looking back over your shoulder all the time means you are going to stumble on the path today because you won’t even see the roadblocks in front of you.
Have faith that you are capable of growing and learning from the things you try that don’t work out so great. Be inspired by the stories of people who surmount their struggles and go on to excel. You can do it, too, even if you aren’t an Olympic champion or a celebrity or an award-winning business person or artist.
Take a few minutes now to make a list of your best qualities. Some of them might be that you are kind-hearted, friendly, generous with compliments, a good team member. Everyone’s list will be different, so don’t worry about whether the list sounds “good enough” – you are enough just the way you are.
Now realize that if you don’t have faith in your own ability to succeed, then who will?
In your own world, be a winner. Focus on your goals and keep striving to learn from what doesn’t work, so that you will find the things that do.
