I’d like to take a minute or two to ease your mind. I’m serious here so stop rolling your eyes. This little exercise will make a big difference in your life … if you let it.
Yes, I know there is no shortage of self-help directives, articles, books, you name it, on ways to be happy. I should know, as I’m the co-founder of a fairly large self-help/inspirational website (Our Inner Source), where we write and accept articles on self help and motivation on a daily (even hourly) basis. But I must say, my latest revelation is not so much a new concept (it’s so not), as much as I just “really got it.”
Whoever first told us that life is about being happy really needs to be given a horrendous wedgy. Nope, we are here for the ride—simple as that. We are here for the accumulation of experiences, the good, the bad, and the really ugly. If we take a time-out from trying to be happy, and take an honest look at how life works, things can take a fundamental turn in our lives.
So, think of this as you would a pair of shoes. You have these brand new shoes that have been sitting in your closet for years, they are great looking shoes (why else would you buy them?)—for some unknown reason—you just never wore them and kinda forgot about them. Then one day, you were rooting around in your closet looking for something and you stumble upon these great old (new) shoes! You try them on and realize: hey, these fit really well … and they still look very cool on my feet. So you take these shoes and put them where you put your other shoes—the ones that you actually wear on a regular basis—and you start wearing these great old (new) shoes that you have rediscovered. So think of this next exercise as those great old shoes that you just never wore (for some unknown reason)—but they work perfectly well …
How to have the best life ever:
