Shouldn’t Life Be One Big Fat Mind-Blowing Journey?

One of the best pieces of advice I’ve given lately is to improve the one thing in your life that bugs you the most. Don’t try to make 5 major life changes at the same time. For example, you’ll find that losing weight will naturally improve many areas of your life.  Weight lose will improve your energy, make you feel more attractive and probably reduce plenty of stress.

Don’t chase so many life changes that you get discouraged after a couple of weeks. Pick one. Lose weight. Save money. Get out of debt. Change careers. Become more loving. Each one of these in itself will open many wonderful doors for you.

And as you go through the ups and downs of a major life change don’t ever forget that you are only human.  Got that?

As humans we get emotional.

As humans we get frustrated.

As humans we get discouraged.

All this is part of the human experience. If we always get what we want we would have nothing to feel proud and …well …human about. We would not feel.

So remember you are a human being on a big blue planet that is twirling around in the vastness of a gigantic universe. You get to experience all the ups and downs that living on this amazing planet will throw at you.

Don’t be so damn hard on yourself. And don’t let your human emotions and judgements talk you out of your goal. It’s just your human mind wondering what the hell is going on.

Life changes aren’t always easy but they should all be an extraordinary journey.   A human journey.

Go out there and do your best. Stay true to your path. Learn to love the trip and the end result will come in no time at all.

Oh…and pick that one thing you really want to change.

What Everyone Ought To Know About Happiness

Isn’t happiness your main purpose in life? To live a life full of happiness and have happiness surround you? I like to use the word “content” not happiness. We all have moments of happiness and joy but we all seek a life filled with being content. But for this piece of writing we can stick to happiness.

Over the last 20 years, I’ve read hundreds of books on happiness, optimism and living a great life. I live a pretty great life myself. Here is what I’ve learnt.

Happiness is about making wonderful memories not buying stuff. When you think back on your life what truly makes you happy? Was it that that nice car you bought 6 years ago? Was it the latest laptop? How about when traveled with your friends or family?  How about all those walk on a sunny day with your pooch by your side? Remember any particular sunrises or sunsets?   Cherished memories like a simple sunset will always beat out thinking about some object you bought. Go out and make some great memories now. They can cost you nothing and bring a lifetime of joyful thoughts.

Money does not buy happiness. I value my time over money. It’s been scientifically proven that once we have shelter, food, decent health and happy relationships anything more than this will hardly raise our happiness level.  If you think that next raise will finally make you happy it won’t. Think about how much time you spend at work to make more money or worrying about money. Now think about how you really want to spend your time.  Think about what makes you happy. Is it more money? Or is it spending great times with friends and family? Money will not buy you a happy life.  Time to do what you love will.

Being kind to others brings you more happiness than being kind to yourself. When we are kind the brain releases endorphins, the chemicals that give us feelings of passion and joie de vivre.  Being nice also gives the brain a boost of serotonin, the chemical that gives us the feeling of satisfaction and well-being.  Try it. Start being a kinder person today. Do 3 acts of kindness a day. Today I made my wife a sandwich as she worked hard on her website. She was incredibly happy for that small act of kindness. And it really made me happy to do it and hear how happy she was for such a small gesture. Such a small thing with a huge happiness payback! Like they say….Isn’t it the small things in life that make us happy?” Now get out there and be a kinder person. In turn happiness will always find you.

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