If there is one thing that unites every human to ever walk the earth it is the pursuit of happiness. I believe it is, undeniably, the goal in everyone's life. What other goal is there? Most people say their goal is to be successful but what is meant by success? I think success means being content with one's existence. Therefore success = happiness.
"Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be"
-Abraham Lincoln
Happiness is a choice. I know it may not seem like it most of the time but YOU ARE in control of your own happiness. As soon as one starts blaming their situation, other people, circumstances, luck etc. for their suffering, they've chosen to give up on happiness. The first and foremost important thing one can do if he/she wants to be happy is to get rid of all of those excuses that get in the way. Every excuse you make pulls you further and further from success because they encourage the belief that there is nothing you can do about your situation in life (which obviously isn't true). YOU MUST CHOOSE to be in control of your own life. If something bad happens to you, make something positive of it. Realize that if you learn from it instead of getting upset about it you will be better off in the long run. Pain is how we learn and grow and become better people. When you begin to look at life in this way all suffering disappears because all the pain in the world can't make you lose track of your pursuit of happiness. In fact, it is actually helping you reach that goal.
If there's something about your life that is preventing you from being happy you have two options. You can either change it or accept it. These are the only two options. Either will fix the problem immediately but any excuses will completely nullify the process. Whining and moping will never help you and this is a sad truth. It seems like an easy way to deal with a problem but it gets you nowhere. You must look at the situation and figure out how you're going to change it or accept it.
Before any of this will help you, you have to make the choice to be happy and to be successful. This is a huge barrier in everyone's life. It means taking responsibility for every choice you have ever made and all of your future decisions. It may seem overwhelming but what is more powerful than that overwhelmed feeling is the other feeling that comes along with it. That exuberant, enthusiastic feeling that your life is yours to create. To feel on top of things, like nothing can stop you because you are in control now.
I hope that all of you who read this will take that leap and make the choice to be successful. It's not an easy road but I'd challenge you to name one worthwhile thing in life that is. It may not be this moment, it may not even be this year. But when you've decided you're ready, you will make this choice and your life will be forever filled with an exuberant spirit and ambition that I call happiness.
"When a man feels throbbing within him the power to do what he undertakes as well as it can possibly be done, this is happiness, this is success."
Orison Swett Marden
To our pursuit of happiness,
Jared Drake
www.threestepsecret.com
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