PERSONAL MASTERY
01
LIVING WITH JOY AND CURIOSITY, NOT DRAMA AND DREAD!
SSECCUS ROF SDEES
Life can be complicated. It can be simple. It can be fabulously joyful or sad. It isn’t what we have, or who we are, or where we are, or what we are doing that makes us happy or unhappy. It's what we think about. It's our attitude about life and living. First of all, we need to realize and appreciate that happiness is a choice, our choice. We have to make a choice to either be happy or unhappy. This is one of the most important things we must claim, own and acknowledge if we choose to have a remarkable life. Over a decade ago I learned a big lesson during a difficult time in my business ventures. I became aware that very little is needed to make a happy life; happiness is all within ourselves, in our way of thinking and being. And the only way to happiness is to never rely on someone else for your happiness. According to the Dalai Lama, happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from our own actions. And do you know what's really remarkable? Right now, no matter where we are, we are a single choice away from happiness. This takes some discipline and commitment, but the rewards are ample.
We can live with joy and curiosity, not drama and dread. We can clear out whatever obstacles are preventing us from living our most joyful life, with the simple acknowledgment that it's our responsibility to make ourselves happy. We may not have a choice over the situation that's taking place and we certainly can't control other peoples' behavior or actions in a particular moment in time, but how we react to that encounter is everything. 27/47
