The road to happiness is chiefly boiled down to problems and solutions. There are all kinds of problems we face in a day. We make our choices and find a solution. That solution has helped to mold who you are in this world. It has shaped your character. It has formed your morals.
And when things seem too tough, we look at it and see a problem we have no solution for. So we give up. If you have a tendency to either find a different approach to the problem, or focus on a different problem (if you have that option) then you will eventually progress. Because you will find that solution, eventually, even if the outcome isn't exactly as you planned.
Conversely, if you either keep trying the same approach to a problem with no solution, or flat out give up, then you cannot progress. You will stand still. You will become stagnant. Faced with an unsolvable problem, you throw your hands in the air and wait. Depression is like a mold that grows on those standing still. You have to progress to shake the mold. You have to stand up and take control of the things around you that you have the ability to control. Finding a solution to a problem in your way is the foundation of the next level on your way to happiness, gaining momentum from one more problem down on your rise to that goal you promised yourself.
This world is filled with things you cannot control. The only thing in existence that you have complete control of is you, and how you communicate to the world. How you react to things around you. How you treat others. So, treat others with dignity and respect. Go out of your way to make those around you smile. Help those around you progress.
And you will progress.
And when things seem too tough, we look at it and see a problem we have no solution for. So we give up. If you have a tendency to either find a different approach to the problem, or focus on a different problem (if you have that option) then you will eventually progress. Because you will find that solution, eventually, even if the outcome isn't exactly as you planned.
Conversely, if you either keep trying the same approach to a problem with no solution, or flat out give up, then you cannot progress. You will stand still. You will become stagnant. Faced with an unsolvable problem, you throw your hands in the air and wait. Depression is like a mold that grows on those standing still. You have to progress to shake the mold. You have to stand up and take control of the things around you that you have the ability to control. Finding a solution to a problem in your way is the foundation of the next level on your way to happiness, gaining momentum from one more problem down on your rise to that goal you promised yourself.
This world is filled with things you cannot control. The only thing in existence that you have complete control of is you, and how you communicate to the world. How you react to things around you. How you treat others. So, treat others with dignity and respect. Go out of your way to make those around you smile. Help those around you progress.
And you will progress.
Excellent observations and advice, and timely. I've been struggling to get some elements of my life in motion lately, and this is a good wake-up call for me. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteand sometimes you will find that people intentionally block your way, throw up roadblocks, thwart your progress, try to hurt you. " avoid the green ones, they aren't ripe yet ". Sometimes, a step back to see where you are and how you went wrong is also progress. Sometimes, the right move is up.
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