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A quote from Benjamin Franklin-Happiness....
"The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to persue happiness. You have to catch it yourself."
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
"Creating Happiness"
Winner's Circle with Lou
Tice - 1/30/08 - "Creating Happiness"
Everyone wants to be happy,
but not everyone knows how. Today, I'll tell you about two ways to be happy,
and one of them is guaranteed.
What does happiness mean to
you? Some people think happiness is
getting all or most of the things they want.
They always have lists of new things they want or are about to get:
cars, vacations, fancy clothes, new furniture for their houses, the latest
electronic toys.
But often these people are
deeply discontented, for no matter how much they acquire, they never seem to
have enough. A new acquisition brings
them pleasure, but only for a little while.
Happiness is always in the future, always appearing, and then
disappearing. Someone once said that
there are two ways to be happy: the first is to have all the things that you
want; the second is to have the wisdom to enjoy the things you have. When you
practice the second way, you are able to appreciate the beauty that exists in
the simplest elements of life. Even in
hardship, you will find many reasons to feel joy on a daily basis. Sure, you
will feel good when you acquire something new. But your real and lasting
happiness will be found in relationships, in simple pleasures, in nature, and
in actions that show love. If you remember that the time to be happy is now and
the place to be happy is where you are, you will find a joy that no amount of
money can buy.
Lou
Tice
The
Pacific Institute
Friday, January 4, 2013
Sometimes it is wiser to join forces with opponents than to fight them.
What a better world this would be if we worked together in harmony
toward the achievement of our shared goals instead of engaging in petty
disputes and turf battles. When you allow yourself to be dragged into
personality conflicts, game playing, arguments about who gets the credit, and
disagreements about trivial issues, they only drain your energy and sour your
attitude. Plus you waste valuable time that could be spent on far more
important matters. When you make an effort to understand others’ motivations,
you may well discover that your opponents have far more in common with you than
you think. When you cage your ego and look at the situation from the other
person’s point of view, you can almost always find a way to work together for
your mutual advantage.
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