Napoleon Hill's Thought for the Day…
All enduring success is founded
upon harmonious human relationships.
Most of us are incapable of “going it alone.”
whether it is in our careers, our personal relationships,
or in life, we all need others if we are to achieve the
level of success we desire.
Besides, what’s the point of having it all if we have no
one we care about to share it.
You may choose to work with others, you may ignore them,
or you may choose to work against them,
but the greatest successes in life come to those who work
harmoniously with others.
When your personal goals coincide with those of another,
not only does the power of your combined labors benefit you,
but such cooperation also creates a synergistic effect that
allows you to achieve far more than the simple sum of your
individual efforts.
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7 Secrets for a Happy Life
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
We all want to be happy, but something always gets in the
way.
There is never enough time... or money.
Somebody is always
failing to do what they are
"supposed" to do... or not do.
Our boss, our spouse, our kids, our parents,
our friends,
government, big business, whoever...
"They" aren't doing it right.
"They" failed us. We are angry, and
we have a right to be angry.
But is that righteous anger making us happy?
Happiness is not something anyone else can give
us...
or take away from us.
Happiness is what we make of our lives... or
don't.
Whatever our circumstances, we can create a
joyful life...
or a miserable life.
It is up to us.
Here are 7 Secrets for a Happy Life…
1. Respect Yourself…
If I don't love and respect myself, who will?
It all starts right here with ME. If I think
that I'm a pretty good person,
it doesn't much matter what anyone else thinks.
And the irony is that
once I like myself, most everyone else will
like me too.
People enjoy being around people who speak well
of themselves…
not in an arrogant boastful way, but with
honest self-appreciation.
2. Forgive Everyone for Everything…
Angry and happy don't mix. Flush out the angry,
and the happy has
a place to put down roots. Until we forgive
everyone for everything,
we hold on to anger and resentment. Once we
forgive, we can
become happy. Forgiving is not a gift to
someone else…
Forgiving is our gift to ourselves - a great
gift - the gift of happiness.
3. Be Grateful for All of Life…
Each of us has been infinitely blessed…beginning
with the gift of life.
Whatever may appear to be missing or broken on
any day,
our glass is not half full, it is 99.9% full.
More practically, when we feel
ungrateful, we become unhappy. When we choose
to feel and express
our gratitude, the act of feeling and speaking
our thanks creates a
happiness within us. The more we express our
gratitude, the more we
have for which to be grateful. Today and every
day, take time to
celebrate life…whether an hour's meditation in
a quiet natural space,
or a brief moment's conscious pause to breathe
deeply and celebrate
gratitude for life.
4. Choose Happiness…
Everything in life is a choice. There is never
anything we ever "need"
to do. Every action and thought are a choice
and has consequences…
pleasant or unpleasant. Whether you go to work
today, change jobs,
smile at the bank teller, yell at your kids,
complain about life, hold a daily
celebration of gratitude for life…they are all
choices.
Happiness is a choice. Stay alert and make
conscious choices for
happiness.
5. Begin at the End…
You can never reach your destination if you
don't have a destination.
Decide what accomplishments you want recorded
on your tombstone.
Take a whole quiet day to consider your life.
Be very clear that your
happiness does NOT depend on reaching your
goal. In fact, it's the
reverse. Your happiness depends on accepting
whatever life throws
at you while you walk the path toward your
goal.
What is important for your happiness is having
a goal, and working
toward it.
6. Start Today…
Whatever you want in life, start today. Not
tomorrow… today.
Let it be a small beginning…a tiny beginning.
Your happiness depends
on starting today… every day.
7. Accept that Life is NOT "Supposed to be
Fair"…
Know that there is no single way that life is
"supposed" to be.
Demanding that life meet our expectations is a sure-fire
recipe for a
miserable existence. Life is a game with no
rules. Life just happens to us
regardless of our best intentions. Our only
path to happiness lies in being
open to receiving whatever life throws at us…with
Gratitude.
Have NO Expectations of life.
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Roll With the Changes – REO SPEEDWAGON
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT0Zz6_8KFk
