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What
Do We Really Seek In Life?
by Robert Taylor, © 2001
How many of us truly
know what we seek in our lives? Do we confuse our desires and wants
with our needs?
Are we really seeking that new home, job, car, boat, vacation (you
may add anything you can imagine to this list)? Or are we seeking
the "peace that passeth all understanding"?
We are driven by our needs, wants and desires. The greater these are,
the more we are driven. A driven person is not a person who is at
peace. That person's needs, wants and desires keep that individual
in a state of constant turmoil.
Society teaches us we should constantly strive for all the finer things
in life. The paradox is that society dictates what those finer things
should be. The labels society provides cannot fit every individual,
for we are all different. No two of us have the same wants and desires.
My wants and desires may be to live simply and peacefully. Inasmuch
as my needs for food, clothing and shelter are met, I am at peace.
There is no concern about having the most toys, or the biggest home,
or the most money, or the fanciest automobile.
Society says that unless we have these things or at least strive to
achieve them, we are failures. This can only hold true when we allow
society to dictate to us.
There are many people who, in the eyes of society at large, are abysmal
failures. However, in the opinion of those closest to them, they may
be considered the greatest of successes.
Consider those who live simply and within their means. They are totally
free of debt and the worries that come with being in debt. Another
thought to bear in mind is the fact that inasmuch as you owe any other
person or institution, you are a slave to that person or institution.
Ponder this thought! Do not lightly pass it by.
So long as you owe another person or institution, you are a slave
to that person or institution.
Our basic needs for food, shelter and clothing are relatively easy
to satisfy. It is when we desire a 20-room mansion for a four-person
family that we place ourselves in stressful situations.
How much is enough? That depends on what you want out of life. Too
many people tell us we are foolish to settle for anything less than
the latest model automobile, a beautiful and well landscaped home,
a great amount of money in the bank and on and on. Are we really foolish
to not want these things?
Would we not be better off to have sufficient for all our needs that
we don't have to worry about them? We can spend the time we would
have wasted trying to accumulate the most toys on much better things.
Some of these would be more quality time with our families, the time
to really enjoy all the beauty surrounding us, and more time for spiritual
development.
An individual who is stressed out cannot enjoy the beauty abounding
on this earth. This is easily explained. When you are truly ill and
hurting all over, your pains and illness dominate your thoughts. When
you are in excellent health and high spirits, everything about you
takes on a new nature and is viewed from a different perspective.
The choice is simple, but not necessarily easy. Live simply and free
of stress within your means according to your own dictates, or endure
the striving and stress of keeping up with the dictates of society.
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Copyright 2001 by Robert Taylor
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7
Secrets To A Great Life
Author: Kathy Gates, © 2001
A great life doesn't
happen by accident. A great life is the result of allocating your
time, energy, thoughts, and hard work towards what you want your life
to be. Stop setting yourself up for stress and failure, and start
setting up your life to support success and ease. A great life is
the result of using the 24/7 you get in a creative and thoughtful
way, instead of just what comes next. Customize these "secrets" to
fit your own needs and style, and start creating your own great life
today!
1. S - Simplify. A great life is the result of simplifying
your life. People often misinterpret what simplify means. It's not
a way to remove work from your life. When you focus on simplifying
your life, you free up energy and time for the work that you enjoy
and the purpose for which you are here. In order to create a great
life, you will have to make room for it in yours first.
2. E - Effort. A great life is the result of your best effort.
Creating a great life requires that you make some adjustments. It
may mean re-evaluating how you spend your time, or choosing to spend
your money in a different way. It may mean looking for new ways to
spend your energy that coincide with your particular definition of
a great life. Life will reward your best effort.
3. C - Create Priorities. A great life is the result of creating
priorities. It's easy to spend your days just responding to the next
thing that gets your attention, instead of intentionally using the
time, energy and money you have in a way that's important to you.
Focus on removing the obstacles that get in the way of you making
sure you are honoring your priorities.
4. R - Reserves. A great life is the result of having reserves
- reserves of things, time, space, energy, money. With reserves, you
acquire far more than you need - not 6 months living expenses, but
5 years worth; not 15 minutes of free time, 1 day. Reserves are important
because they reduce the fear of consequences, and that allows you
to make decisions based on what you really want instead of what the
fear decides for you.
5. E - Eliminate distractions. A great life is the result of
eliminating distractions. Up to 75% of your mental energy can be tied
up in things that are draining and distracting you. Eliminating distractions
can be a difficult concept to many people, since they haven't really
considered that there is another way to live. Look around at someone's
life you're your admire. What do they do that you would like to incorporate
into your own life? Ask them how they did it. Find ways to free up
your mental energy for things that are more important to you.
6. T - Thoughts. A great life is the result of controlling
your thoughts so that you accept and allow for the possibility that
it actually can happen to you! Your belief in the outcome will directly
dictate how successful you are. Motivated people have specific goals
and look for ways to achieve them. Believing there is a solution to
the same old problems you encounter year after year is vitally important
to creating a life that you love. Whatever you think and believe,
you create. Listen to what you're telling yourself, and adjust that
voice if you need to.
7. S - Start! A great life is the result of starting. There's
the old saying everyone's familiar with "a journey of a thousand miles
begins with a single step." In order to even move from the couch to
the refrigerator, you have to start. There's no better time to start
than today. Don't wait for a raise, or until the kids get older, or
the weather is better. Today, right now, is the right day to start
to take a step in the direction of your heart's desires. It's what
you do TODAY that will make a difference in your life tomorrow.
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Copyright (c) 2001 Kathy Gates
Kathy Gates is a Personal Life Coach who believes that "Life Rewards
Action". Kathy can help you set priorities and goals, take action,
make changes, and reshape your life. Visit www.reallifecoach.com
for more information, or email Kathy@reallifecoach.com,
or 480-998-5843.
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