Your Thoughts: Why You Aren’t Happy (And How to Fix It)

July 21st, 2008         Email This Post Email This Post       Print This Post Print This Post

Does anything in your life cause stress or worry?

Like everyone else, you probably answered yes. Look at that question again: “…cause stress”- If outside events cause stress, that means you don’t have control. Do you want to be at the mercy of outside events?

You don’t have to! You may think if everyone was nice to you, or things went your way, you would be happy. But something based externally is fragile. If something goes wrong, you won’t be happy. Other people can’t give you true, lasting happiness. You may think that if you were rich, you wouldn’t have to worry about money. However, rich people get to worry about theft, natural disasters, the sinking economy, and people being nice only because of their money. The money won’t give you peace of mind. True happiness and peace of mind come from within. If your feelings rely on something external, then your feeling are beyond your control. Do you like not having control? Has it been working out well so far?

Here’s the key: the external events or situations don’t matter. Everything that happens is just a fact. Something happened. The way you view the situation determines how you feel. You can control how you view it. Being worry-free is about not worrying, not about anything external.

Your thoughts determine how you feel and how you act. Your past thoughts don’t need to hold you back. You can choose what to think NOW. You can direct your thoughts to a more empowered way of thinking. The more control you realize you have, the more control you will have.

 

This post is part of a 5 post series about how your thoughts affect your world. View: one, two, three, four, five.

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