Believe it or not there are only 3 Secrets to a Happier Life. These secrets are powerful, universal and absolutely necessary if you are to live happily. Secret #1 - Know Yourself, Secret #2 - Love Yourself, Secret #3 - Be Kind to Others. This may sound overly simplified but lets explore what it really means.
#1 - Finding yourself is not easy for most people. That's because society has conspired to hide you from yourself from the day you were born. This conspiracy is not evil -- the intention was good -- but still our society generally believes it's necessary to protect us from ourselves. So instead we are told to be like others or to behave like some ideal held up to us as the correct model for living.
The fact is, you are perfect just as you are. Your challenge is to discover that perfection within yourself. You don't have to be the same as everyone else. In fact God forbid if you were ... what a boring world that would be! You need to find your unique passions and treasure them, because they define who you are. Learn what really attracts you in life and pursue it whole heartedly.
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 - After you discover who you are, you need to learn to love that person. The only way you can do that is by accepting and appreciating your uniqueness and your special gifts. We all have these gifts and it is up to each of us to treasure them.
Don't listen to others when it comes to arriving at your own value. What you think is most important. Be courageous in your own defense. That doesn't mean others may not have some valid insights but it does mean that you should never think of yourself as bad or worthless. You must always realize your inherent value, no matter what others may say.
#3 - Love Others. Never forget that essentially they are no different from you. We are ALL worthy. Of course they may not realize their own goodness or act on it all of the time. None of us do. but at core, they are just as special and worthy as you and you must see this in them or you will also fail to see it in yourself.
Believe it or not, the other people you find in your life are there for a reason. These are precisely the people you need to show you parts of yourself that you may be out of touch with. Yes, its true, we attract the people we need in order to learn more about ourselves. Everyone in your life has a purpose and that purpose is to teach you something about yourself that you my not know or have forgotten.
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! - 30535
#1 - Finding yourself is not easy for most people. That's because society has conspired to hide you from yourself from the day you were born. This conspiracy is not evil -- the intention was good -- but still our society generally believes it's necessary to protect us from ourselves. So instead we are told to be like others or to behave like some ideal held up to us as the correct model for living.
The fact is, you are perfect just as you are. Your challenge is to discover that perfection within yourself. You don't have to be the same as everyone else. In fact God forbid if you were ... what a boring world that would be! You need to find your unique passions and treasure them, because they define who you are. Learn what really attracts you in life and pursue it whole heartedly.
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 - After you discover who you are, you need to learn to love that person. The only way you can do that is by accepting and appreciating your uniqueness and your special gifts. We all have these gifts and it is up to each of us to treasure them.
Don't listen to others when it comes to arriving at your own value. What you think is most important. Be courageous in your own defense. That doesn't mean others may not have some valid insights but it does mean that you should never think of yourself as bad or worthless. You must always realize your inherent value, no matter what others may say.
#3 - Love Others. Never forget that essentially they are no different from you. We are ALL worthy. Of course they may not realize their own goodness or act on it all of the time. None of us do. but at core, they are just as special and worthy as you and you must see this in them or you will also fail to see it in yourself.
Believe it or not, the other people you find in your life are there for a reason. These are precisely the people you need to show you parts of yourself that you may be out of touch with. Yes, its true, we attract the people we need in order to learn more about ourselves. Everyone in your life has a purpose and that purpose is to teach you something about yourself that you my not know or have forgotten.
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! - 30535
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