Rule #3 – Say Yes More
We each say “No!” way too often. Try saying “Yes!” more to all of life’s experiences. Don’t fight the river’s current. Say “Yes!” more to emotions, situations, social invitations – and be happy.
Bitter Potion
“Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. It is the bitter potion by which the physician within you heals your sick self. Therefore, trust the physician and drink his remedy in silence and tranquility.”
Kahlil Gibran
Reflection
“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.”
Anais Nin
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Rule #2 – Be Grateful
The world is so fast-paced that we’re rarely grateful of its gifts.
Think of all the things you’re grateful for right now: family, health, home, everything. Spend time being grateful each day– and be happy.
Stay Focused
“If you’re focused on the outcome, you’re not focused on the process. Sustain success over long periods comes from a fanatical focus on process. You don’t need to be perfect, just better than yesterday.”
Shane Parrish
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Rule #1 – Stop Feeling Sorry for Yourself!
Self-pity is the very worst kind of emotion. It destroys everything around itself, and leaves you feeling powerless.
Stop being the victim, stop feeling sorry for yourself – and be happy.
Looking Back
Most of the time you don’t learn enough when you are in a chaotic moment, but once you are out of it, you learn a lot by looking back. Looking back is an important skill.
Darkness
“We live our life by candlelight,”
“When the sun goes away there is darkness and that is all most people see; darkness. So they light their candles to stay in the light. Little do they know that within the shadows of twilight are the moon and stars.”
“There is so much beauty in the darkness but so many people fear it. So they make their lights, blinding them to the joy that can be found in the night.”
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