What If Just A Few Minutes Each Day Could Transform Your Life?
My Foundational Beliefs
Every Decision We Make Is Our Best Effort To Be Happy
It really takes a decent amount of self-awareness to truly see this. I did not see it myself for a long time. But upon deeper analysis, whether we are at our best selves or expressing the very worst pieces of ourselves, we are making our best efforts to experience joy and overcome suffering.
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It is important we understand this from the beginning. If happiness is what we are truly after...if that is our real endgame...it empowers us to make our decisions from a more conscious place.
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Many of the challenges we experience are a result of that fact that...
Our Minds Do Not Consistently Predict And Act Upon The Actions That Will Actually Lead to Happiness
How often do we resist doing that which we know is likely to make us happier? Or how often do we engage in activities that we know from past experience take the life out of us?
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In these cases our minds are incorrectly weighting the positive and negative outcomes of certain actions (Classic Example: We think the effort of hitting the gym is more painful than the joy that will echo through the day from having done so).
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At times we actually do know the right action, but lack the means to follow through. At other times, we actually make the entirely incorrect decision and mistakenly decrease our joy in our lives.
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Our minds' ability to simulate future realities before they occur is how we have gotten so far. But our past experiences and other variables have incorrectly programmed our behaviors. However this power is far from perfect and requires.....
Happiness Is A Skill And Requires Ongoing Training
Much of our misery has been trained into us through negative beliefs, destructive thought patterns, and self-defeating behaviors. The amazing news is that these are all changeable.
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The science on neuroplasticity is potentially the most exciting forefront of modern times.
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Happiness is a result of trainable skills. Happiness is not merely a biological temperament or gift from the heavens or a matter of luck. Happiness is trainable.
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Yes, there is a genetic component. There is a genetic component to everything. This DOES NOT negate the fact that a great deal of how we experience life is in our control.
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And the good news continues...
Every Piece of Our Lives Affects Every Other Piece
Sometimes the fastest way to change our thinking is to activate our bodies in a powerful way.
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Sometimes the most effective way to deepen our relationships is to dive into spiritual work.
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Sometimes the shortest path to a better career path or better emotional states is by changing the people we associate with.
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We may not always see the connections, but everything affects everything. This is incredibly exciting as it provides us with infinite pathways to navigate towards the destinations we pursue.