Happiness Landing
We all seem to strive for things and scenarios that are going to make us feel and look better. We daydream about luxurious living, being spoilt and many other things, that we believe will make us happy. Unfortunately these things only give you fleeting enjoyment and satisfaction, and as part of a happy life they are a great add on. The point here, is that to totally enjoy the excesses that money can buy, you have to feel good about yourself.
Life includes everyone, and the person that helps and serves others, will always be fulfilled and happy. I love money and the things that I can do with it, and I also indulge myself irregularly, but I find that a lot of the people in the same financial situation, are not really people who I would choose to associate with on a day to day basis. It makes sense then, to put into perspective, the possible sacrifices you may have to make, to live in your daydream.
If you think about it, it may be possible to reassess your present position and to make that as comfortable as possible, you could nurture strong and meaningful relationships, you could find fulfilment by helping others etc.. This then gives you a great platform to naturally progress to a new place, with all your values and ideals firmly in place.
Unfortunately most people spend all the time looking to an imaginary life in the future and forget about where they are, they are so desperate to get to this life that they really know nothing about, and forget to make where they are, as good as possible. In effect they are giving away now, in the hope of reaching somewhere else.
Wherever HAPPINESS goes SUCCESS and WEALTH will follow, it is never the other way round. In some very rare cases it may happen, but the only way to ensure that you enjoy your successes and your wealth, is to obtain them as a result of happiness.
It is funny that whatever the financial state of a truly happy person, they always consider themselves successful and wealthy. It is all relevant and based totally on your perception. It is the dreamworld where you have to worry about what other people think. That is a great lesson to learn about happiness, you cannot go looking for it, because it is in you. Spoiling yourself may give you temporary enjoyment, but it will never give you happiness. Moving from a small house to a mansion will not create happiness, but the odds are, that if you were happy in the small house you will be happy in the mansion.
Having goals as to where you want to be are great, but the operative word here is want. Have you really studied what you are wishing for? Most times you are only wishing for a perceived existence, and that eventually makes you discontent with your present life.
There has been a lot of talk recently about the Law of Attraction, some very shallow advice, has caused a lot of people to think, that all you need to do, to manifest anything, is to think about it in a positive manner and it will appear. We all know that is not true, but there is an element of truth in that statement. Firstly we can all achieve and manifest anything that we TRULY desire. In light of the above information, the problem is working out what we truly desire. We are not talking, “That would be nice” or “I would like one of those,” we are talking desire, I want that and I am prepared to do what it takes to get it. This is a mile away from just thinking, “I would like a Cadilac” and “Oh by the way I want a red one” and then expecting it to be parked in your drive the next morning.
A lot of people think that they deserve things without taking any action to obtain them. Then more people keep dodging from one thing to another never focusing on what they actually want. This is like chasing two rabbits, they will both escape.
I would like to give you some of my observations on life, that may help you to understand a little of what we are all doing here and to let you know that having money to enjoy life is important, but it is not, and should never be, a solitary goal. There is a happy medium, Wealth without happiness is empty and happiness with no money is impossible, so we must pitch our ambitions, somewhere firmly in the middle. As I mentioned before my philosophy is, Wherever happiness goes success and wealth are sure to follow.
I would like to illustrate that in life we make a lot of decisions with out having all the facts. A holiday planned before Christopher Columbus, would not involve taking a trip around the world, although it would have been possible. You would not think of it, because YOU knew that the world was flat. So at best, you could have contemplated a trip along the world. This illustrates that we should all have open minds as to what is real and what is myth, and do not just disregard things, that at the time you are convinced are not true, or you do not understand.
Unless you are a military historian, it is completely irrelevant to your life that the Duke of Wellington defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Yet that knowledge is taught to you in school. Instead of teaching you how to create and live a happy and successful life, they fill your mind with trivia. Why?
The truth is that 90% of what you think you know is wrong, inadequate or irrelevant. I am not insulting you; it is the same for me and 99% of other people. We all tend to live our lives based on outdated or useless information; worse, we often base our whole belief systems on ignorance and superstition.
It is no wonder, then, that often, our attempts to create the success and happiness we desire in life are met with failure. We base our decisions on faulty intelligence and then try to convince ourselves and the world that the decisions are still valid despite the evidence of our failures.
I'll let you in on a little secret..
The results we experience in life are the result of the way we live our lives . The way we live our lives is the result of who we are . Who we are is the result of what we choose to think and what we choose to believe. It is our thoughts and beliefs that produce the results in our lives.
If what we think is based upon, inadequate or irrelevant information , then the results that show up in our lives will be the same.
If you do not want to live an inadequate and irrelevant life, then you need to acquire and apply the knowledge that will enable you to achieve the success and happiness you desire.
The knowledge that leads to happiness and personal fulfillment is to be found in the awareness that you are intimately linked to a power that wants you to have and achieve everything that you desire
Many people are under the impression that they can have happiness when they have the right partner, a dream home, toys, a certain amount of money in the bank, or whatever
They equate happiness with obtaining things
Happiness however, is a state of being. You get to be happy by choosing to be more loving, choosing to be more appreciative of and grateful for ALL that life has to offer, choosing to be more contributory to life, choosing to be more understanding of the whole universe and ALL its wonders. Being happy and fulfilled is not dependent on striving for anything; it is dependent upon choosing to love, enjoy and contribute to everyones life, including your own.
The knowledge that leads to success is to be found in the awareness that you are a creative force in the complete picture of life. Many people are under the impression that they will have success when they have all the things they thought would bring them happiness.
They equate success with having things and achieving certain levels in business or society.
Success however, once again, is a state of being. You get to be successful by learning how to live your ideals, by learning how to think for yourself, by learning how to believe in yourself, by learning that your true success is not measured by what you are able to accumulate but by what you are able to give.
This is basically how it works. The more loving that you are to others, the better you react to others. The more appreciative of the things you have in life, the more value you can put on them. The more grateful you become for what you get, the more you get. The more helpful you are to others, the more they will help you. In other words, the more valuable you make yourself, the more valuables, and love you will get.
There are many people in this world who have less talent than you , they have less education than you , they have had fewer opportunities than you ; yet, they are more successful. Why? Because of how they chose to be.
There are people in this world who have less of everything than you do; yet, they are happier. Why? Because of how they choose to be.
If you want more out of life. Work out how you can give more, Become more appreciative of life and all that it encompasses and it will give back to you
Enjoy all that life has to offer and life will provide more for you to enjoy. Give more to life and life will reward you beyond your wildest dreams.
Here is what you need to know... You are in charge of your life. Now give 100% of yourself to life. You'll be pleasantly surprised by what happens and what you generate, you will also, always receive more than you give. You cannot give and not receive, it may not come back in the same currency, but it will come back.
Stop focusing on the having and getting and start focusing on where you are and where you want to be. Make sure you have a destination, and you will find that it is difficult to take a wrong turn, if you have no destination, any road will do.
If you have never done a random act of kindness, you will never know the real buzz of giving. If you have never given without any conditions you will never know the true spirit of friendship. Life is all about what we can do not what we can get. If you follow these simple guidelines you will experience a life that is full of love and abundance.
I do not know exactly what this power is that I refer to, I only know that it exists, and we should never give up searching, until we have found it and made it our best friend.
That is an awful lot to take in I know, but I hope that little bits will lodge in your subconcious and be there for you when you need it.
I can tell you after a long study and investigation, LIFE IS MEANT TO BE EASY, once you know the rules.
Simple thoughts on Happiness
I have noticed on my journey that most self help books aim at sorting out your financial problems. I have found from mentoring that money has very little to do with happiness if you are not in control. We looked at someone who scrimps and scrapes all their life to end up with money and then does not have the ability to spend and enjoy it. We also discussed the guy who works at the expense of having a good family life and hands out money to make things OK.[ He thinks]
CROZ QUOTE..
The busy man thinks that happiness will come to him in the future, the clever man knows that it can only be found now. To work and ignore family and friends, hoping that the money earned now, will somehow mend relationships in the future is pure folly.
It really is all a matter of balance. I feel that you can liken money to water, if it is flowing it is always clean and clear, but if you stop the flow it becomes stagnant. You cannot give without receiving therefore loosen up a bit and give serious consideration to your finances. My philosophy is that if we obtain HAPPINESS through these amazing laws, money and success will follow. The great thing then, is that when you do obtain your financial successes, you are in a position to cope. Read the previous article, He got two million dollars, but was he RICH?
CROZ QUOTE
Success alone will not bring happiness, but happiness will always bring success!
How many people win the lotto and all it brings them is unhappiness? The reason for this is that their mindset has not been prepared for this situation, so in ignorance they just do what they have always done, but with larger amounts of money. There is no one to help them, I do believe that they give you a financial adviser, but that is no use if your mindset is not correct. Ultimately you are in control and you can override any advice, and in line with your spending habits up to that point, you will only amplify any problems. I hope to explain and give some help towards finding your individual happiness. The best part about all this is that if you are happy, you will by the law of attraction, only attract like minded people and this then compounds your happy state.
