The Pursuit Of Happiness

We all want to be happy. It seems to be one of the constants in the human condition; we all strive to be happy. Many of us look outside of ourselves for happiness. We look for someone else to make us happy in that magical and elusive relationship. We look for our work to make us happy as we chase the dream of career success. Some of us are waiting to be happy, waiting until we lose weight, waiting for that promotion, waiting until our ship comes in. We spend our days in the relentless pursuit of happiness when we all have the keys now to being happy and we have always held the keys. Happiness does not come from outside of ourselves. Happiness is an inside job. Just as Abe Lincoln said back those many years ago, most people really are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. But there are some tools that we can use to increase our happiness and help us to find it inside of ourselves where it has been all along. The first tool is the emotion of Gratitude. Begin to realize and reflect upon the things that you have in your life to be grateful for. Every one has things to be grateful for. It doesn’t have to be a huge thing; sometimes the small things are the most rewarding. The clothes on your back, your senses that help you experience the world, the joy in a child’s laughter, the random act of kindness performed by a stranger, all of these things are things to be grateful for. Reflect upon these wonderful things that you have in your life and feel the Gratitude. Really feel it, feel that wonderful joy of gratitude and reflect upon how lucky you are to be you. The second tool is the emotion of Love. All of us love somebody. Friends, family, significant others, even pets, we all love somebody. So remember that person that you love and find a way to love them more, love them stronger, and love them bigger. What can you do today to make their life easier, more fun, and more enjoyable? What can you do for them? Don’t ask what they can do to make you feel more loved or what they can do to make your life more enjoyable; that will not bring you lasting happiness. It may be wonderful and you may feel happy for a moment but that feeling will be fleeting compared to the happiness you feel when you open up your heart and do something just for them. The third tool is the emotion of Awe. We live in an incredible Universe. There are a million things to feel Awe about. The absolute beauty of nature, the enormous advances we have made as a human race in the fields of medicine, technology and more. The fact that there is such abundance in the Universe that each and every one of us can be, do or have just about anything we want. The only true limitations are the limitations in our own minds. The freedom that can never be taken from us is the freedom of thought; nobody can determine what we think but ourselves. If we can think it, we can achieve it, we can dream it and we can enjoy those dreams, in our minds and in our lives. So if you want to be happy, truly, truly happy, focus on these three emotions. Gratitude, Love and Awe, keep your mind on these and happiness will be yours. About the Author: Karen Lynch offers Life Advice at her inspiring website LivethePower. Read more articles by: Karen Lynch Article Source: www.iSnare.com Share: Del.icio.us Digg Reddit

The Power Of Possibility

We all have possibilities we don’t know about. We can do things we don’t even dream we can do. Dale Carnegie 1888-1955 It really is true. We all are blessed with unlimited possibilities, not just the already most successful or even the most promising among us but all of us. We all have the power to be, do and have more than we ever dreamed of. The only absolute true limitations are the limitations in our own minds. If you want success in any endeavor one of the best things you can do is to stop arguing for your limitations and start arguing for your success. Don’t think about how it can’t be done or how it won’t happen or why it won’t happen but rather think about how it can be done and how it will happen. If you don’t believe it, just imagine it to be so. Don’t take counsel with your fears but remind yourself and stay in close touch with your dreams and the unlimited possibilities of life. One of the biggest dream stealers of all is when you won’t even allow yourself to want what you really want because you can’t see a way for it to happen. Think back on your life. How many times have things happened in your life that were unexpected, that turned out different than you originally thought or planned? Most of the time it happened in an even better way than you ever imagined. You couldn’t have orchestrated it better had you planned every second of it with exact detail. Your dreams are in your heart for a reason. Think about it. There are people doing things you never had any desire to do and there are people doing things you always wanted to do. Not everybody wants the same thing. There is a reason why your dreams are your dreams and someone else’s dreams are their dreams. You are granted the power to make the dreams come true when you dare to dream the dream. You just have to find that power, believe in yourself and your dream and go for it. Even if you don’t believe it yet, as you start thinking, talking and focusing only upon your success life will reward you and you will start having some success. Every achievement will build upon the last achievement and soon you will know you are unstoppable and you have the power to make your dreams come true. It is in you. It is in all of us. We just have to find it for ourselves. Start talking, thinking and focusing on the things that you want and you will attract all of that and more into your life. Start looking for reasons, excuses, and justifications for believing in the power of possibility. Your life will be better for it. You’ll find more Joy and your dreams will come true. About the Author: Karen Lynch offers Life Advice at her inspiring website LivethePower. Read more articles by: Karen Lynch Article Source: www.iSnare.com Share: Del.icio.us Digg Reddit