The good life
demands that we make the right choices most of the time, no matter how
difficult they may be.
You are unique. You ought to do what no others can do,
fulfilling your needs in vastly different ways.
Your destiny is not predestined.
You create your destiny every day, not by chance, but by choice. Destiny is an achievement. The power to achieve it is in your choices.
A well-lived life is
not an accident.
Never mistake your
choice to live a good life for selfishness.
This is what all of us ought to be choosing.
Be honest with
yourself and learn the difference between your needs and your wants. All of our real needs are good for us.
Say yes to the best
choice while remaining flexible. Stay
attuned to whether your choice continues to be appropriate and in your best
interest.
Our power and
strength lie in our ability to discipline our passions, to react in the right
manner as we meet circumstances head on.
You are choosing your ideal way of life, breath by breath, choice by
choice.
Use No as your
teacher.
Until you exercise
your power to be honest with yourself and others, you are going to feel
trapped, believing you have little control over your destiny.
When you say no to
something, someone else will gladly embrace saying yes. The universe will provide for everyone who
makes sincere choices.
What you don't do is
as important as what you do.
A well-lived life is
not always about winning or losing, but playing the game, doing our best
learning from the process, and accepting that there is grace and dignity in
being a good loser. The good life
doesn't require us to be number one.
When you greet life
choice by choice, detail by detail, aware of how much more happiness you can
experience when you deliberately make the most of every human experience, you
will be living a good life.
When we ritualize
our life, we expose goodness and hidden beauty everywhere.
There's no place to
go and hide in life. Your job, your
duty, your responsibility is to make the most you can of you.
Life is going to
naturally cause us discomfort over the years, no matter what our choices.
We can change our
life by as much as 50% by retraining our minds and attitudes.
The world may or may
not be a good world overall, but it is possible, in fact it is vital, to make
that part of the world where you live as good as it can be.
There is always a
bigger picture than we are aware of. We
never see the complete picture, though through thoughtful contemplation of the
ultimate mysteries, we experience a more spacious awareness.
Opportunity comes to
us in times of chaos and crisis.
A ten-minute brisk
walk produces positive feelings and increased energy for up to two hours
afterward.
People who
participate in an aerobics class 2-4 times
a week for 8 to 10 weeks have an increased set point of happiness and
reduced clinical depression and anxiety.
The most intelligent
way to move in the direction of a good life is to live each day, each
experience, as authentically as we can, with integrity, honesty, and courage.
