Finding Peace

Women who are already beautiful are never satisfied with their looks, they believe that there is always something that could be done to improve them. If you have good health, you probably take it for granted and don’t pay too much attention to it, if you are rich either you’ll try to increase your capital or you’ll be afraid of losing it. And love…. Love is quite deceitful, too. You believe that your beloved is the one who will make you happy, forever, only to discover after  some time that it is not the case. Nothing and no one can give you happiness, can make you  more serene. All you can do is create in yourself a state of mind receptive to calm and tranquillity. No more worrying, fretting, getting upset, expecting… A simple act of acceptance of what you presently have is the most secure way to find peace in your heart.

Happiness on Demand

Is there anything more important than peace in our lives? Superficial people, who don’t reflect on the issue, will surely answer that there are plenty of things more important than “peace”, because peace would be a consequence of achieving what they value most of all: such things as health, wealth, beauty, success, fame, power, romantic love etc… They believe that, obtaining one of these things, or several of them, will automatically bring along peace and happiness. They think of happiness as the fulfillment of their desires. Nothing could be farther from the truth. No one can say: “I am a powerful/famous/rich/beautiful person” and be automatically happy. Can you?

No Control

You always struggle to feel “in control”. You don’t like the idea that certain things are out of your reach, that you have no power over yourself or others. You want to be able to do what you want, to move as fast as you wish, to have things going your way, to see others behave according to your own expectations. Does it work? No. Do you learn the lesson? Probably not! You refuse to see things as they are and continue to trudge though life burdened by your beliefs and pre-conceived ideas about how things should be, being usually disappointed because things go differently. Wisdom asks you to say yes to whatever happens, which evidently is the only wise decision to make, as situations often shape themselves without your intervention. You sometime have the possibility to actually create your circumstances, and it is good to be aware of this and make the most of it. But when it is not the case… better accept willingly what you cannot avoid.   *

Good For Them!

Many believe that they must be on the go all the time, eat a sandwich gobbling down a cup of coffee while doing some work on the computer. That is why many people go around with tense expressions, always talking on their cellphone, texting, messaging – wherever they are and no matter whom they are with. They are afraid that some important news might elude them, they loathe the idea of being left behind. Well, that is their choice and they have the right to it. They do things and deal with other people without really seeing them, without enjoying them, without caring for them, as long as there are things to be done, engagements to be kept, people to be met. They feel so important, so necessary, so sought after. All we can say is: If they feel fulfilled, good for them! 

Who Needs to Relax?

“Isn’t it wonderful that she can do so many things all at the same time?”, we say in admiration when a colleague is a 'multitasker'. She can check the mail and give directions while answering the phone. You may admire such a person simply because you can’t do it. You need your time to do ONE thing at the time. Now you wonder who is more serene and relaxed. “She” is surely more “successful”, being able to achieve so much in the shortest time but…what about relaxation? On second thought, probably this is an extremely appreciated word in the modern, most updated vocabulary. In fact, who needs to relax?

An Iconic Word

A man in a museum tells his children, "Hurry, hurry! If you stop to look at each thing, you won’t see anything.” Comical, isn’t it? Yet, it’s the way some people act most of the time. They feel they are so busy, they have so many things to do but not enough time. They believe that what is at hand is not as important as what is coming. They end up not living the present moment in full awareness because they are projected towards the future. If doing something takes too much time, they think, “I can get away with doing it just 'fairly' well, so that I can move on to the next task.”. The new iconic representation of the modern successful person is Multitasking! 

Does Your Life Have a Purpose?

If you are not sure about your life's purpose, ask yourself:

* How do I see myself?

* What am I presently doing?

* Whom am I doing it for?

* Am I satisfied with it?

* Is there another endeavor that could be more beneficial to myself 

   and to others/ society?

Many people spend most of their lives without knowing what their life's purpose is. That is the cause of their feeling unfulfilled. What about you?