There are 3 immutable laws for living a happy life. You have probably heard these before. Law #1 - Discover Yourself, Law #2 - Fall in Love with Yourself, Law #3 - Be Loving to Others. As simple as this sounds lets take a look at what it really means.
#1 - To find yourself is a real challenge for most people. The reason is simple. It is because from early childhood we were taught that we are not all good. Certainly our parents and teachers were well intentioned. They wanted us to measure up to some standard that they thought was important for our happiness. Unfortunately they were wrong. There is no standard (or shouldn't be) other than our own and there is absolutely nothing fundamentally wrong with any of us.
But in reality you are your own ideal, you only need to discover who that person is. You are a unique individual with special talents and desires all your own. To find that person you need to uncover your long buried (perhaps never seen) passions. That's right, your passions. These are the people, places and things that you are deeply attracted to in life.
Passion is the key, for it is your essence expressing itself by simply enjoying who you are. That which you are passionate about will lead you to yourself. If you think you have no passion, you are wrong ... we all do. you can find it through your curiosity, likes, dislikes and anything that really attracts you on any level -- emotionally, intellectually or spiritually.
#2 - Once you find yourself, you must learn to love yourself. That means appreciating everything about you, even the "bad" parts. In reality there are no bad parts only parts of that are there to learn a better way.
Never sell yourself short, no matter what others may think or say. When it comes to yourself, only you have the opinion that counts. And that opinion must always be in favor of you. You must recognize your worth and realize your value. You are special and worthy and you should never let anyone persuade you otherwise.
#3 - Love Others. Just as you cannot be bad, so others cannot be bad. We're all in this life together doing our best. We all make mistakes and that's the way we learn. We all may follow the wrong path for a while until we realize there is a better way. If you see the good in yourself you will see the good in others and vice-versa.
In fact, the people around you are really just a reflection of yourself. You are always sending out signals and attracting precisely those people and circumstances into your life that you need to learn more about who you really are. Look carefully at them because they are showing you something about yourself that you may not yet realize or appreciate.
So that's it - the three keys to a happier life. You've probably heard most of this stuff before but that doesn't make it any less true or valuable. It just means, this is one more opportunity for you to learn these fundamental truths. Live and learn that's what it's all about, so enjoy the journey! - 29956
#1 - To find yourself is a real challenge for most people. The reason is simple. It is because from early childhood we were taught that we are not all good. Certainly our parents and teachers were well intentioned. They wanted us to measure up to some standard that they thought was important for our happiness. Unfortunately they were wrong. There is no standard (or shouldn't be) other than our own and there is absolutely nothing fundamentally wrong with any of us.
But in reality you are your own ideal, you only need to discover who that person is. You are a unique individual with special talents and desires all your own. To find that person you need to uncover your long buried (perhaps never seen) passions. That's right, your passions. These are the people, places and things that you are deeply attracted to in life.
Passion is the key, for it is your essence expressing itself by simply enjoying who you are. That which you are passionate about will lead you to yourself. If you think you have no passion, you are wrong ... we all do. you can find it through your curiosity, likes, dislikes and anything that really attracts you on any level -- emotionally, intellectually or spiritually.
#2 - Once you find yourself, you must learn to love yourself. That means appreciating everything about you, even the "bad" parts. In reality there are no bad parts only parts of that are there to learn a better way.
Never sell yourself short, no matter what others may think or say. When it comes to yourself, only you have the opinion that counts. And that opinion must always be in favor of you. You must recognize your worth and realize your value. You are special and worthy and you should never let anyone persuade you otherwise.
#3 - Love Others. Just as you cannot be bad, so others cannot be bad. We're all in this life together doing our best. We all make mistakes and that's the way we learn. We all may follow the wrong path for a while until we realize there is a better way. If you see the good in yourself you will see the good in others and vice-versa.
In fact, the people around you are really just a reflection of yourself. You are always sending out signals and attracting precisely those people and circumstances into your life that you need to learn more about who you really are. Look carefully at them because they are showing you something about yourself that you may not yet realize or appreciate.
So that's it - the three keys to a happier life. You've probably heard most of this stuff before but that doesn't make it any less true or valuable. It just means, this is one more opportunity for you to learn these fundamental truths. Live and learn that's what it's all about, so enjoy the journey! - 29956
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