So I was chit chatting with a friend of my moms today. She was talking about when she was petting cheetahs in Africa and sand surfing in New Zealand. This was a few years ago when she was in her 70's. Whaa? Have I petted any cheetahs? In Africa? Noooo. It's just astounding what some people have done and at what stage of life. And it was a supremely satisfying travel conversation
I'm reading the book, "Struggling On Happiness" by a renowned Harvard teacher and I like the way he thinks.
Basically he states that the biggest tool we have as a species is the ability to mentally transport ourselves into the future (use imagination) and ask ourselves how we feel there. That is what is called – searching for happiness. It is not an exact science. For example many people imagine that children will bring great happiness, but in the end they inflict much work on us with snippets of happiness here and there. And we become happier when they leave the nest.
Or that happiness is working hard in our economy, yet all the time spent accumulating great wealth actually takes us away from happiness.
Interesting.
Our imagination is deeply intertwined with our happiness and so much more powerful than we realize.
So when we perfom our goal setting it's important to imagine how each goal will really make us feel in the future. It may just be spending morning time walking in the fresh air or taking a fabulous cruise. It's how we imagine these expriences will make us feel. And we should make sure we have all the facts straight when we do imagine.
How do your goals make you feel?
Best
Terry
Founder
www.mylifechanges.com
