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January 6 - January 29, 2023
A very interesting fact about happiness is that we are rarely aware of it while we are living through a happy period, but we do notice its absence once we have fallen from grace. It is like when we are healthy but then catch a cold, and we realise how important health is.
to enjoy processes, and not just results.
for starters, every time we successfully accomplish one of our objectives, the finish line changes, so we go back to square one and the cycle that starts all over again.
if happiness came as a result of accomplishing our goals, then we could never obtain it, it would be forever unreachable.
If we find a way to make our minds happier and more positive in the present, then we will be able to achieve yet greater success, working more efficiently.
Instead of wondering, “Why do these things happen to me?”, we should ask ourselves, “What can I do about it?”.
Being grateful is closely connected to being positive, and being able to see the bright side of things.
If you are angry and you act like you are not, you will most surely become even angrier. If you acknowledge how you feel ―instead of trying to resist it and hide it―, it will be easier to feel better.
“The greatest gift you can give to somebody is your own personal development. I used to say, "if you take care of me I will take care of you." Now I say, "I will take care of me for you, if you will take care of you for me."