“You solely stay as soon as, however if you happen to do it proper, as soon as is sufficient.” ― Mae West
There may be extra pleasure to be present in pursuing lower than we will ever discover pursuing extra. Deep down, this can be a message that we already know to be true.
It’s simply that, for the reason that day we had been born, we’ve been advised one thing totally different. We’ve been advised that possessions equal pleasure.
Every advertisement that has ever been created units out to persuade us that our lives will enhance if we purchase no matter they’re promoting.
And since we hear that message so many occasions and from so many locations, we subtly start to consider it. Consequently, we spend the very best years of our lives working lengthy hours to make good cash in order that we will go purchase good stuff: homes, vehicles, trend, know-how, toys.
However after we hear the straightforward message that there’s extra pleasure and success to be present in proudly owning much less, it rings true in our hearts and it resonated in our soul.
We all know that possessions don’t equal pleasure. And we all know that our life is just too precious to waste chasing them.
It simply helps to be reminded occasionally.
So at the moment, bear in mind:
Our lives are quick:
And we solely get one shot at living them well. The time goes fast. And as soon as we use it up, we will’t get it again. So take advantage of it.
Possessions steal our time and power. They require never-ending upkeep to be cleaned, maintained, fastened, changed, and eliminated. They steal our treasured consideration, time, and power and too usually, we don’t even discover it—till it’s too late.
Our lives are distinctive:
Our look, our persona, our skills, and the individuals who have influenced our lives have made us particular. Consequently, our life is exactly like no one else.
And simply because everybody round us could also be chasing materials possessions doesn’t imply we’ve to as properly. We get to decide on our symbols of success.
Way over materials success, our hearts desire significance as a result of significance lasts. Then again, possessions are temporal. They perish, spoil, and fade. And most of them, by design.
Our lives maintain alternative to encourage:
Let’s make footprints price following as a result of no one ever modified the world by following another person.
Individuals who change the world stay in a different way and encourage others to do the identical. Possessions could briefly impress, however they by no means really encourage.
Our lives are necessary:
Our coronary heart and soul makes us precious. By no means sacrifice your necessary function on this world by settling for possessions that can be purchased with a card of plastic.
Our lives are outlined by {our relationships}:
From our closest members of the family to the strangers we encounter each day, the relationships we domesticate have a profound impact on our lives.
By shifting our focus (and assets) away from bodily possessions and investing them into optimistic relationships, we will construct a robust basis for each ourselves and others.
Our lives deserve higher:
Pleasure, happiness, and success are discovered within the invisible issues of life: love, hope, peace, and relationships. And they’re not on sale at your native division retailer. Cease on the lookout for them there.
Individuals who stay their lives in pursuit of possessions are by no means content. They all the time want newer, sooner, or larger as a result of materials possessions can by no means fulfill our deepest coronary heart needs. Those that all the time need extra, won’t ever discover it.
Be reminded at the moment that your life is just too precious to waste chasing materials possessions.
And discover extra pleasure by selecting to pursue higher, slightly than extra.
