philosophy

happiness in a nutshell

philosophy

When you change,

your situation changes.

It is a law.

We all fail. But it is not failing that hurts.

What hurt is knowing that

you didn't give your best.

Have the discipline to do

little things you dont like and you can spend your life

doing the big things you do like.(happy? I havent got time to be happy!)

The moment you get

too attached to things,

people...

you screw it up!

The challange of life

is to appreciate everything

and attached yourself to nothing.

On giving advice:

If people arent asking you,

they usually dont want

the information!

Next time you are upset,

remember its not so much

people who make you angry,

it's your thoughts about them.

Whatever thoughts

are causing you pain,

they are only thoughts.

You can change a thought.

The more emotional

you are about things,

the less control you have.

Life usually becomes more challanging,

but you embark on an outer journey

which starts the inner journey.

Where did we get the idea that

if we dont forgive people, they suffer?

For the world to treat you well,

you have to treat yourself well.

When we forgive ourselves,

we stop criticising other people.

Because we are already attracting

the learning experiences we need,

we often attract what we fear.

If you fear loneliness,

you’ll attract that.

If you fear embarassment,

you’ll fall on your face.

It’s life’s way of encouraging us to grow.

The only way to beat fear is to face it.

Pain is not your enemy.

Pain is your friend!

(If I had known today was going to be

so awful, I would have been happy yesterday!)

Courage is not the abscene of fear -

courage is acting in spite of fear.

People who do nothing

with their lives are just as scared

as people who take major risks.

The happiest people dont worry too much

about where life is fair or not.

They just get on with it.

If you want

more peace of mind,

stop labeling everything

that happens as

”good” or “bad”.

If you think the world

is against you, it is.

Blaming other people

doesnt work.

When you fight life,

life always wins.

The universe is always

nudging as with gentle signals.

When we miss the signals,

it nudges us with a

sledgehammer.

Growth is most painful

when we resist it.

If there is something

in your life you dont want

stop worrying about it

and stop talking about it.

The energy you put into it

keeps it alive.

Withdraw your energy

and it will likely go away.

Your missiOn in life

is not to be

without problems -

your mission

is to get excited.

What you

focus on expands …

so think about

what you want!

Detachment is a major reason

why rich people get richer.

They dont care so much -

they're not desperate.

Theres a big difference

between a poor persons attitude -

(We all know how serious this is…

–others were just laughing—)

To see things differently,

you dont need willpower,

self-confidence,

or brain surgery,

You just need the courage

to think the unfamiliar.

Your beliefs determine

your quality of life.

Your life will only work

when you take full responsibility

for your choices.

Life doesnt have to be

an endless struggle.

Let things flow.

We are not here

to be punished.

We are here

to be educated.

Simplify your life.

Quit doing things out of habit.

Your life is

a perfect reflection

of your beliefs.

When you change

your deepest beliefs

about the world,

your life changes

accordingly.

If peace of mind is your daily goal,

you will get better and better.

Your mission in life

is not to change the world.

Your mission is to change yourself.

There are no “outside” solutions,

only “inside” solutions.

You give your best

not because you need

to impress people.

You give your best because

thats the only way

to enjoy your life.

Fred says:

”I think like I do

because my life is a mess!”

No Fred, your life is a mess

because you think

like you do!

We are here to learn lessons,

and the world is our teacher.

When we fail to learn a lesson,

we get to take it again … and again!

Once we have learned the lesson,

we move on to the next one.

(And we never run out of lessons!)

God is never going to come down

from a cloud and say:

”You now have permission

to be successful!

You have to

give yourself

permission.

The question is always:

”What are you doing

with what you have?”

While the answer is “not much”,

nothing gets better.

The universe rewards effort,

not excuses.

Many of us became different people

in order to please everyone else.

Loving people means

giving them the freedom

to be who they choose to be

and where they choose to be.

Love is allowing people to be

in your life out of choice.

When have you made the

most important decision in your life?

When you were on your knees -

after disaster, after knock-backs,

when you have been kickedn the head.

Thats when we say to ourselves:

”Im sick of being broke,

sick of being kicked around.

Im tired of being mediocre.

Im going to do something.”

We learn our biggest lessons

when things get rough

Act as if every event has a purpose,

and your life will have a purpose.

Figure out why you needed

an experience, conquer it,

and you wont need it again.