Sunday, 29 September 2013
Friday, 13 September 2013
From Thought Catalog
1. People who chase things for the wrong reasons are never happy. Millionaires are miserable, people in great relationships always find something else to complain about… its because they were in it as a race to who could check off how “successful” and “happy” they were by the only means they knew how.
2. It’s less about the goals you achieve and more about the fact that you set goals in the first place. It instills hope, it inspires you. It means you know which way you want to go.
3. It’s better that you’re not always happy. You need to have something to strive for and look forward to.
4. If you’re not naturally inclined to be grateful for what you have, just think about a few things each day. Slowly, you will realize that you have everything.
5. Find your own reality, we all have one, whether we embrace it or not.
6. Nothing that will remain happens overnight. Rejoice in the little victories. Don’t be discouraged by things that take a long time– they are always worth it.
7. Everything you need to be happy, you already have. Nothing from the external, physical world will make you happier than you can make yourself right now, by learning to love what you have, not what you seek.
8. Coping techniques should be employed daily. Deep breathing, writing, walking, whatever it is for you. It is important to express your emotions and learn to take care of yourself in this sense.
9. It is most crucial that you keep yourself interested in things. When you lose that interest, you lose interest in living. Everything you’re doing, even right now, is propelled by your innate interest in it.
10. There is a certain, unmistakable freedom in being honest, vulnerable and truthful. You’re not trying to hide yourself, you’re not worried about anybody attacking and hurting your ego. You are just simply being the “you” that you are right now and being okay if and when that changes.
11. It feels uncomfortable to not apply our lives to a situation or idea presented, because we feel like we’re being naive and neglectful. But the truth is that things are rarely as personal as we make them out to be. Most people are just trying to get themselves by, and we end up being collateral damage.
12. Somebody else’s road map will not get you somewhere new. It’s good if you’re doing something that hasn’t been done before– pave your own way. That’s how we evolve.
13. Learning to make sense of negative feelings rather than just fall into them gives you a way to “control” your emotions: by helping them pass through.
14. Happiness has more to do with contentment than joy. The latter is not sustainable, realistic or even desirable. We need the contrast of things.
15. Everything is passing, and just as your struggles will fade given time, so will the great things you’re neglecting to give your attention to the negative.
16. What bothers you in others is what bothers you about yourself. It not only changes how we relate to other people, but how we think of ourselves too.
17. Making peace with uncertainty and change is the greatest feat, as its the only guarantee we have.