Posts Tagged ‘spiritualtiy’
Imagined fears ruin my day; the dreads of my imagination are always worse than reality.
Few things that consume us with fear, anxiety or worry ever happen the way we imagine. A single thought of what might happen enters our consciousness; our mind grasps that thought and nurtures it, spawning a family of fear-driven offspring. Morbid, fearful feelings follow the thought and start the downward spiral. It makes little difference…
Read MoreWould you rather be happy or right?
Sometimes we may feel a need to prove our self “right,” to win a disagreement to make the other person realize that we are knowledgeable or important. We may need to be right because we don’t have enough self-worth to accept that we might be wrong; we may not understand that it’s ok to be…
Read MoreLife gives us pain but misery is optional—and self-inflicted.
Pain includes grief, sadness, and mourning; Misery embraces fear, worry, anxiety, anger, resentment, remorse, envy, jealousy, self-pity, pride and most guilt. Misery can start with untreated pain that has become infected or it can be initiated and propagated by selfishness, self-centeredness or self-righteousness. Life gives us pain. Loving other people makes us vulnerable to pain.…
Read MoreThe four sources of happiness
The transient pleasures that come from the world bear sorrows to come; not in them do the wise find joy.– Bhagavad Gita The four sources of happiness are: Possessing—acquiring “things”, relationships, power, money, recognition Winning—being recognized as a “winner”, as being number one, or better than others Serving—serving or helping other people Transcending—replacing self-directed…
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