“Steps to Happiness” ~ Poem
Everybody Knows,
You can’t be all things to all people.
You can’t do all things at once.
You can’t do all things equally well.
You can’t do all things better than everyone else.
Your humanity is showing just like everyone else’s.
So,
You have to find out who you are, and be that.
You have to decide what comes first, and do that.
You have to discover your strengths, and use them.
You have to learn not to compete with others, because no one else is in the contest of “being you”.
Then,
You will have learned to accept your own uniqueness.
You will have learned to set priorities and make decisions.
You will have learned to live with your limitations.
You will have learned to give yourself the respect that is due.
And you’ll be a most vital mortal.
Believe,
That you are a wonderful, unique person.
That you are a once-in all history event.
That it’s more than a right, it’s your duty, to be who you are.
That life is not a problem to solve, but a gift to cherish.
And you’ll be able to stay one up on what used to get you down.
~Unknown
Dale Carnegie on Human Nature
“One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living.
We are dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon, instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today”.
~Dale Carnegie
Mantra on Being
“There’s nothing I have to Have
There’s nothing I have to Do
There’s nothing I have to Be
Except exactly what I’m Being right now!”
So, be happy here in the eternal moment of now.
Affirmation on Living in Harmony
“I am whole, perfect, strong, powerful, loving, harmonious and happy”
~Charles Haanel, author of “The Master Key System”.
This affirmation is to bring harmonious conditions in all things.
Beautiful photo by Per Ola Wiberg (Powi)
Poem on Life
“I bargained with Life for a penny,
And Life would pay no more,
However I begged at evening
When I counted my scanty store.
For Life is a just employer,
It’ll give you what you ask,
But, once you have set the wage,
Why you must bear the task.
I worked for a menial’s hire,
Only to learn, dismayed,
That any wage I had asked of Life
Life would have willingly paid.”
~Unknown
Photo by Per Ola Wiberg (Powi)
Quote on Imagination
“I saw the angel in the marble and I carved until I set him free.”
Wonderful words from the imagination of Michelangelo
Photo by Brooke Anderson
Be Happy NOW
“Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans”.
Wise words from John Lennon.
Life is happening now! The time to be happy is now. There is no other time; yesterday has gone and tomorrow isn’t here yet. We live in an eternal moment of NOW.
So many people continually postpone happiness. We tell ourselves that we’ll be happy when we get a promotion/get married/have a baby…whatever. We tell ourselves that one day we’ll get a new car or go on an overseas holiday; then we’ll be happy. It goes on.
Human life is full of challenges. It’s best to accept that and be happy anyway. Happiness attracts happiness, by the Law of Attraction!
Have a wonderful, happy day!
Woody Allen Said…
It also holds pitfalls.
The trick will be to avoid the pitfalls,
seize the opportunities,
and get back home by six o’clock.”
~ Woody Allen
Sick of Work?
Chris Guillebeau has an interesting blog called “The Art of Nonconformity“
Consistent with the site name , I found this post entitled How to Retire the Day After Tomorrow
He says that you can plan to retire in approximately 36 hours! Without doing anything drastic, of course!! 
Hate drastic.
He goes on to admit, “Most of us will opt for partial retirement, and that’s because most of us are not working at jobs we completely hate. We just don’t like certain parts of them, and those tasks are what we need to retire from”.
To work out what you really want he suggests you ask yourself the following 5 questions:
Do I need retirement, or just a break?
Do I need a different job, or different circumstances?
Would it help if I could set my own hours?
What do I really enjoy doing at work?
What do I really hate doing at work?
Helpful, as retirement often isn’t the answer unless you are well-prepared and have something in your life to replace work.
You’ll enjoy his unique ideas e.g his ‘what to stop doing’ list! View his article here
Photo by wageslave (the photographer noted than when this photo is in thumbnail form it says ‘more work’!)
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