We all have something we use for guidance. A compass of sorts. Whether you want to call it your conscience, wisdom, a gut feeling or your internal instincts to survive we are guided by something within us. Something that isn’t tangible. At times it can be indescribable and mysterious. That is a beautiful thing.
Whether you have faith in something bigger or not, we all are influenced by our inner self. Much of how we think about ourselves and how we feel about ourselves is reflected more on the inside than it is on the outside. No matter how we look or who we are, what matters is how we feel and knowing that we can do something and that we are capable of great things.
It is important to remember that we should not compare ourselves to others to influence our happiness.
Our happiness should be coming from within us. Being content with what we have and being thankful for every little thing we gain. Sure we can and should have moments of celebration when we reach something great, but it should not replace the happiness we had when we had less. Objects and places in our life should not dictate our happiness, we do.
It us up to us to guide ourself to the light or to the dark with our internal compass.
We can choose a life of happiness. We can choose to do great things, but we must remember to keep ourselves in check. Our compass can be misguided by magnets of deception. The idea that only the greatness we achieve and the big events in our life bring us to a state of happiness is flawed.
We must see happiness through the path to greatness. Even the moments we hate the most.
Those are the moments that allow us to achieve greatness and we must never forget that.
Do you have moments in your life that you hated at the time, but now appreciate the most?
Well sure. Any of the more painful lessons resulted in terrific growth. The pain and discomfort those lessons bring seems like the end of the world at the time, but pain passes, and the lesson remains. I’ve come to appreciate those experiences a lot.
In the moments we feel hopeless and afterwords we tend to feel hopeful. It’s an amazing thing.
Sure, and after a few decades of this, hopelessness doesn’t come anymore, and one recognises the process. The process works, and so it’s just momentary discomfort with the excitement of a breakthrough waiting for us around the corner.
Thanks for posting, I needed to hear this today.
You are most welcome. Glad I could help today.