"Happiness and fulfillment come less from material wealth and more from relationships; less from focusing on ourselves and more from helping others; less from external factors outside our control and more from the way in which we choose to react to what happens to us" We know from research that 90% of happiness comes from our intentional action (thoughts, responses, feelings, and actions), that are under our control. If you’re not ‘there’ meaning "happy," what steps can you take to get you "there"? It’s not about what someone else can do for you; it IS about what you can do for you. Top of … [Read more...]
Aren’t You Worth It?
What is the "it" you may be asking? Well, "it" is whatever you think "it" should be. The "it" may be happiness, love, fulfillment, peace and vitality. If "it" is possible for others why is "it" not possible for you, too? Socrates said that "An unexamined life isn't worth living." Well I am unsure that that is fully true, as I've found there are times when I haven't examined my own life for a while...but eventually I do get back to examining it. So when should we examine our lives? Well, ideally on a regular basis, and this is the significance of making time to experience "ourselves". Just … [Read more...]