Happiness experts often advise that the best way to have a happy life is to have a happy day. I’d modify this a little. The best way to have a happy life is to have a happy day that looks forward to tomorrow. The future is something you build toward, and the place where you build is inside yourself. Society offers a different image, telling us that we should work hard for 20 or 30 years, postponing fulfilment until the end. This makes little sense to me. Why wait for golden years on the chance that you will still be strong, optimistic and full of promise? It’s
22 Thyself I Your Questions Answered
much easier to be that way now.
Use your present energies to build your future in the following ways:
● Write down a single …show more content…
Vision is the same as long-range purpose, which is something everyone needs. Someone might counter that I’m simply giving career advice. If you do the kind of work that can embrace a long-range vision, that’s great. Not everyone is an entrepreneur or a top executive, however. For most people, a per-sonal vision is just that—personal. They want something bigger than their selves to devote themselves to. The arena may be community and family. Whatever you choose, make sure that you are finding fulfilment at every step on the way. Your vision should aim at …show more content…
We’ve our own private world together.
● I’ve someone in my life that inspires me. I feel bigger and better in his or her presence.
● I’m on a deep spiritual path, and someone as dedicated as I’m walks beside me.
● I feel blessed to be in the presence of the Divine, whom I feel through everyone I meet.
Relationships reflect who you are inside. If you want to be true to your-self, find the context in this scale that reflects your inner life; and if you don’t really know where that is, consult a friend, a confidant, a men-tor or a therapist who can help. You need to speak with someone who can give you a clear view of yourself—which is far more important than someone who is friendly and sympathetic.
Once you find the right context, build upon it. Relationships exist for the purpose of mutual fulfilment. If they exist for other reasons—sta-tus, financial security, feeling wanted, meeting the social norm—you can certainly be happy, perhaps for a long time. However, that’s not the same as being true to yourself deep down, and allowing intimacy to move into the core of your existence.
3. View your life as a journey, as a web of
22 Thyself I Your Questions Answered
much easier to be that way now.
Use your present energies to build your future in the following ways:
● Write down a single …show more content…
Vision is the same as long-range purpose, which is something everyone needs. Someone might counter that I’m simply giving career advice. If you do the kind of work that can embrace a long-range vision, that’s great. Not everyone is an entrepreneur or a top executive, however. For most people, a per-sonal vision is just that—personal. They want something bigger than their selves to devote themselves to. The arena may be community and family. Whatever you choose, make sure that you are finding fulfilment at every step on the way. Your vision should aim at …show more content…
We’ve our own private world together.
● I’ve someone in my life that inspires me. I feel bigger and better in his or her presence.
● I’m on a deep spiritual path, and someone as dedicated as I’m walks beside me.
● I feel blessed to be in the presence of the Divine, whom I feel through everyone I meet.
Relationships reflect who you are inside. If you want to be true to your-self, find the context in this scale that reflects your inner life; and if you don’t really know where that is, consult a friend, a confidant, a men-tor or a therapist who can help. You need to speak with someone who can give you a clear view of yourself—which is far more important than someone who is friendly and sympathetic.
Once you find the right context, build upon it. Relationships exist for the purpose of mutual fulfilment. If they exist for other reasons—sta-tus, financial security, feeling wanted, meeting the social norm—you can certainly be happy, perhaps for a long time. However, that’s not the same as being true to yourself deep down, and allowing intimacy to move into the core of your existence.
3. View your life as a journey, as a web of