Be happy now, and as long as you keep doing that, I will give you unlimited happiness. – The Secret
We want to be happy. Which is why we worry now so that our future can be taken care-of. According to ‘The Law of Attraction’ we have it all reversed.
We must be happy now. We must be in balance today. We must expect, now, that it’ll all work out. We must be content today.
Daily Affirmation: Today I AM thrilled!
Recommendation: The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy. – Leo Buscaglia
How can we stop worrying? There’s so much to do, much that needs our attention, relationships to tend and a never ending list of new things that keep cropping up! We’re responsible for family and self, how can we not worry? Right?
1st Principle to Overcome Worry: Live in “day tight compartments.”
Here’s a bit of background on this principle from this site:
“This term was first coined by Sir William Osler when he encountered this life-changing quote from Thomas Carlisle, “It is not our goal to see what lies dimly in the distance but to do what clearly lies at hand.”
Why worry when we can live in joy now and today? Let’s live in ‘day tight compartments’. By doing that we get accustomed to focusing on the here and the now. We deal with issues based on their relevance to today, only. Let’s try it!
Daily Affirmation: Today I live entirely in ‘Today’!
Recommendation: How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie
Since you are Eternal Beings there’s no point in rushing, because there’s never going to be a time when you don’t exist. – Abraham
Our parent made everything that we see and everything that we are. We were crafted in love and for eventualities that only eternity can disclose. Our potential is infinite and our work is never done.
All is well and nature is in no hurry. Neither should we be. Let’s breathe easy, soak in the sun, smell the roses and dwell squarely on the current moment. Let’s luxuriate in the eternal Now…
Daily Affirmation: Today I AM and all is well!
Recommendation: The Law of Attraction by Esther Hicks
The more meaning we find in life, the more meaning we find in life… – NamasteNow!
True happiness is a product of finding enduring meaning in life. Meaning can certainly evolve and grow, but meaning we must have if we are to be happy campers on this planet! What is it that truly drives us? Are we being truthful when we say it’s the nice things like ‘family’, ‘relationships’, ‘fun’ etc.? Discovering what drives us will lead us to uncover meaning in our lives.
We must spend time ruminating and acting on what drives us. An example is discovering that to be happy in a job we must work with like-minded individuals. Once we figure that out we ought to seek job opportunities that allow us to do just that. Once we start becoming happier at our jobs we are more likely to discover greater meaning in other aspects of life. One feeds the other, find meaning in one aspect of life spurs finding meaning in the rest of our lives! Let’s go seek more meaning!
Daily Affirmation: Today I AM a seeker of meaning!
Recommendation: Deep Listening: Hidden Meanings In Everyday… by Robert Haskell
The most important ingredient we put into any relationship is not what we say or what we do, but what we are.– Stephen Covey
If we’re going to ask someone to do something or ask them to adopt a certain viewpoint then we must show how it benefits them. If we further enlarge the concept to show how the idea will benefit a larger group of individuals then yet another thing might happen! Universal forces (angels and the like!) will likely get involved. The Universe wants the betterment of everyone involved, having that as the ultimate goal guarantees eventual success…
30th Dale Carnegie Principle: Make the other person happy about doing the thing you suggest..
Here’s a story from the book:
I knew a man who had to refuse many invitations to speak, invitations extended by friends, invitations coming from people to whom he was obligated; and yet he did it so adroitly that the other person was at least contented with his refusal. How did he do it? Not by merely talking about the fact that he was too busy and too-this and too-that. No, after expressing his appreciation of the invitation and regretting his inability to accept it, he suggested a substitute speaker. In other words, he didn’t give the other person any time to feel unhappy about the refusal, He immediately changed the other person’s thoughts to some other speaker who could accept the invitation.
Daily Affirmation: Today I make others happy!
Recommendation: How To Win Friends And Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Learn to love what you have before it becomes what you had. – nephew on Facebook!
Teenagers are very wise. A nephew posted the above quote on Facebook lately! How can we truly appreciate and love what we have before it goes away? And go away it must…
Ruminating on this beautiful quote prompted me to examine the essential question… How can we learn to love?
It’s really not possible without allowing the spirit within more leeway into our waking life. And that’s done in two essential ways, via…
Daily Affirmation: Today I AM learning how to love!
Recommendation: The Urantia Papers
Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day. – H. Jackson Brown
Why use more muscles to frown when we can smile? Smiling is not just a physical thing. When we smile genuinely, our heart opens up in pure delight. And this good feeling is transmitted through spiritual vibrations directly to the heart of the recipient. Each transmission leaves a wake behind it! This wake impacts untold others…
We often ask, ‘What’s our life purpose?’. Our all-around general life purpose is pretty straight forward. It is to make life better for others, period. How can we do that today?
Daily Affirmation: Today I AM a smile machine !
Recommendation: Life’s Little Instruction Book by H. Jackson Brown Jr.
