Personal Development
How sweet it is to be loved by yourself has to be the axiom of choice by those in constant contact with their true self. Billions of dollars is invested yearly by those who seek to improve on the person inside of the body and visible to the rest of the world by their actions, words and posture.
Since the movie "The Secret" became so popular every speaker, article and inspirational website highlight or emphasize the 'Laws of Attraction' and how we are living the results of our perceptions.
Imaginary perceptions give the feeling that there is someone other than ourselves who is totally responsible for the history of our lives and therefore the future outcomes as well. We want to have a better life with dramatically improved results but we fall short of the actions needed to produce those results, like for example: New Years resolutions, and the many attempts of losing weight without medical assistance. The power of our willpower is amazing as is evidenced on the number of times it is hinted at in the bible, self help books, weight loss, quit smoking adds and other motivational exercises............. But yet failure to produce results is the sad ending of many resolutions. The saddest example of all has to do with marital engagements terminating because it commands effort and commitment that so many refuse to do because life is easier on a reclining chair with a remote in one hand and a beverage or cigarette in the other with perhaps a cake too.
You see having ones cake and eating it too, bread buttered on both sides or some other cliché takes the perceived fun out of effort and replaces it with resignation that maybe things would never work out anyway so why bother?
All I can say is thank God for all of us who have believed and continue to believe that the benefits from effort are totally worth it and when we reach our goals no matter how modest they are, we can smile and clap ourselves on the back because we took the first step in believing in ourselves. Money, time and convenience are never roadblocks for determined worthwhile objectives for those of us who want to exit the insane circle of repetitiveness. There will always be pitfalls and the more one does with ones life the more pitfalls one encounters, but so too will the increases in benefits be remarkable. Your positive results will be reflected by the commitment level of your desire to live outside the insane circle of going nowhere. Insanity is not just measured by hospital beds and locked doors with on-duty nurses around the clock, but also by expecting changes when you do not make any changes.
Since the movie "The Secret" became so popular every speaker, article and inspirational website highlight or emphasize the 'Laws of Attraction' and how we are living the results of our perceptions.
Imaginary perceptions give the feeling that there is someone other than ourselves who is totally responsible for the history of our lives and therefore the future outcomes as well. We want to have a better life with dramatically improved results but we fall short of the actions needed to produce those results, like for example: New Years resolutions, and the many attempts of losing weight without medical assistance. The power of our willpower is amazing as is evidenced on the number of times it is hinted at in the bible, self help books, weight loss, quit smoking adds and other motivational exercises............. But yet failure to produce results is the sad ending of many resolutions. The saddest example of all has to do with marital engagements terminating because it commands effort and commitment that so many refuse to do because life is easier on a reclining chair with a remote in one hand and a beverage or cigarette in the other with perhaps a cake too.
You see having ones cake and eating it too, bread buttered on both sides or some other cliché takes the perceived fun out of effort and replaces it with resignation that maybe things would never work out anyway so why bother?
All I can say is thank God for all of us who have believed and continue to believe that the benefits from effort are totally worth it and when we reach our goals no matter how modest they are, we can smile and clap ourselves on the back because we took the first step in believing in ourselves. Money, time and convenience are never roadblocks for determined worthwhile objectives for those of us who want to exit the insane circle of repetitiveness. There will always be pitfalls and the more one does with ones life the more pitfalls one encounters, but so too will the increases in benefits be remarkable. Your positive results will be reflected by the commitment level of your desire to live outside the insane circle of going nowhere. Insanity is not just measured by hospital beds and locked doors with on-duty nurses around the clock, but also by expecting changes when you do not make any changes.