ACCEPTANCE and PEACE
Not being able to accept others for who they are or sometimes even ourselves for that matter can have a devastatingly negative effect on our life in general. Our best never being quite good enough...Vanity, greed and an unsatisfiable hunger for more or for better never being quite happy or at peace with ourselves or our lives. This mentality will never bring us the happiness that we seek. It may give us what seems like temporary success and yet in the long run, when we look at the big picture....do we really have anything worthwhile?
The ever growing messages from the media, magazines and advertisements to be on "high drive" determined to do better , stay hungry, be competitive and not once suggesting that we pause perhaps for just a moment and reflect on our lives ...on the things that matter most. What about inner peace?
Drive and determination are necessary things in order to make it and to prosper materially in life and yet if we cannot establish a good balance between self awareness, inner peace and professional drive then can we say that we are really "living?"
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hi lana , are you geting better ?
Thats 4sure.
Jana,
I don't care for the TV either.....would much rather be outside!
We have broken your lock! You can escape captivity now....you're free!!
@virgo
Yummy cat food
I must go out now to get some milk.....it is just gorgeous out there!!
I have my own blog where to grumble...
Btw what prize
There has to be a balance of liking ourselves and liking others, accepting ourselves and accepting others, respect for ourselves and respect for others etc etc... and through these, we can achieve that inner sense of peace.
"Drive and determination are necessary things in order to make it and to prosper materially in life"
BEAUTIFULLY STATED:-
Drive and determination are the two key words in my life that got me where I am now.
Have a great day Lana...
being satisfied with just being alive should be all that matters, because in the end you cant take any of it with you
is it ur back yard?..gorgeous,though u've got a lot to do about it.
fuss about flowers,
water trees,
mow grass,..
perfect blog
Bits of lyrics to an old song... my mind tends to pull up songs when certain subjects are put in front of me... I wish I was better at remembering all the lyrics... so I might sing low... make up a few of my own lyrics... as I walk along the path through the woods.
Ambition is good. Ambition can blot out the sun. When we're young and finding our way in the world... we want independence, to be self-reliant, to create some security for ourselves. So we study hard, we work hard, and if we're not careful, we wake up 30 or so years later and wonder where our lives went.
There's a time to push towards success and there's a time to find balance... to find a way of life that's sustainable without requiring all our waking hours to be 'on the clock'. If we're fortunate, we get to do more than just play catch with our kids... we get to find ways to help a stranger... we get to support our community beyond buying candy bars to support the local little league.
The tough part --- you need to figure out what's right for you (and your own family) --- find your own balance. It's not going to be handed to you... the easiest thing is to just keep pushing until they hand you a gold watch and a pension (well, it used to be done that way
Balance is good... finding it takes time and effort.
The tough part --- you need to figure out what's right for you (and your own family) --- find your own balance. It's not going to be handed to you... the easiest thing is to just keep pushing until they hand you a gold watch and a pension (well, it used to be done that way )
Balance is good... finding it takes time and effort.