Awakening Joy: 10 Steps That Will Put You on the Road to Real Happiness

by James Baraz

When you’re trying to break a habit that doesn’t serve you, instead of thinking about how poorly you’ve behaved, focus your attention on what you want to do and how you want to feel. Rather than getting caught up in self-judgment, recall the light and joyful way you feel when you do choose wisely, and let that feeling motivate you to continue.

May you learn to see yourself with the same delight, pride, and expectation with which God sees you in every moment.”

Self-worth

There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares to other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open.

Uniqueness, self-expression