5 principles to be happy always, even if things are not going right and may appear to be crumbling around you.
Purpose: We all have had really stressful periods in our life, if you haven't you will, and I regret wasting tears on the periods of stress, bad news, and etc, in my life. Tears change nothing, worrying does not fix the situation, anger adds to the problem, only productive and effective actions can change the current situation. So when things go totally and absolutely wrong I do the following:
1. Get that dirt off my shoulder, (My ebonics/slang), meaning get away from whatever/whomever is bringing your emotions down.
2. Create a plan. Obviously a mistake in planning may have occurred somewhere, create a new plan, itemize everything. Even if previous goals were never met, continue to make more short term goals. Eventually they will get met and give you confidence in your planning and decision making skills.
3. Spoil yourself, Treat Yourself well. I have been guilty of not doing this enough. It is written...(Somewhere in the Bible, I just can't recall at the moment), a man that works too much is not wise.
4. Be around people that celebrate you. We all have or should have people that love us and that celebrate us, are happy for us, are best friends, people who are fun to hang out with at all occasions. Never be too busy for your best friends. They are hard to come by and are true Gems.
5. No Tears Allowed. They don't change the circumstance. They do not help to change the present nor your future. Plus too much meditation on whatever went wrong is not healthy. Move onward, one step at a time.
Matthew 6:27, "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?"
Purpose: We all have had really stressful periods in our life, if you haven't you will, and I regret wasting tears on the periods of stress, bad news, and etc, in my life. Tears change nothing, worrying does not fix the situation, anger adds to the problem, only productive and effective actions can change the current situation. So when things go totally and absolutely wrong I do the following:
1. Get that dirt off my shoulder, (My ebonics/slang), meaning get away from whatever/whomever is bringing your emotions down.
2. Create a plan. Obviously a mistake in planning may have occurred somewhere, create a new plan, itemize everything. Even if previous goals were never met, continue to make more short term goals. Eventually they will get met and give you confidence in your planning and decision making skills.
3. Spoil yourself, Treat Yourself well. I have been guilty of not doing this enough. It is written...(Somewhere in the Bible, I just can't recall at the moment), a man that works too much is not wise.
4. Be around people that celebrate you. We all have or should have people that love us and that celebrate us, are happy for us, are best friends, people who are fun to hang out with at all occasions. Never be too busy for your best friends. They are hard to come by and are true Gems.
5. No Tears Allowed. They don't change the circumstance. They do not help to change the present nor your future. Plus too much meditation on whatever went wrong is not healthy. Move onward, one step at a time.
Matthew 6:27, "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?"
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