"When we can't access our inner resources, we come to the flawed conclusion that happiness and fulfillment come only from external events!"
~ Sarah Ban Breathnach ~
I don't know about you, but I have made this mistake before. I have spent time continually looking for happiness in the external. The problem with that search is that our happiness becomes co-dependent. Instead of having a well to draw on from within, we require external events to "lift us up." Not only is that unfair to the events or people we are relying upon, it is unfair to ourselves because the happiness we create is conditional!
We all deserve unconditional joy and happiness within our own heart. We deserve to have that sense of peace internally, regardless of what is happening around us. The intensity of that happiness might fluctuate with what our external world offers, but it is there nonetheless.
Sarah is very accurate in her assessment. When we can't (or choose not to) access our inner resources, is when we look to the external to "fill us up." Since we can't figure out how to create the reality we need, we turn to others and ask or expect them to do it for us.
To break out of that mold, we have to access our inner resources. We have to learn the skills to turn our questions inward instead of outward. We have to accept responsibility that happiness begins right where we are, not outside of where we are.
How do we do this? There are many things in life we can't or don't control, but we do control our attitude and our perceptions. After we accept that fact, we create a space in our life to access those inner resources. We create quiet time, reflection time. We engage in activities that promote self-awareness, self-discovery, and self-reflection. We feed our souls with positive affirmations and positive people. We turn away and don't accept the negative into our thoughts and perceptions.
We embrace that which nurtures us, we reject the rest.
Your turn:
Get out your calendar and schedule in a space for self-reflection and self-discovery. Choose to look inward versus outward in order to begin discovering lasting joy in your daily life!
Get out your calendar and schedule in a space for self-reflection and self-discovery. Choose to look inward versus outward in order to begin discovering lasting joy in your daily life!
Your affirmation:
"Within me is everything I need to experience lasting joy!"
Last night, before wrapping up my evening, I watched the last few singers of 'American Idol', and I was very touched by the story of one of the favorites - Danny Gokey.
Just one month before he audiotionned for the 'American Idol', he lost his beautiful wife Sophia Linnette.
Did he give up? No, in contrary, this tragedy made him so strong that he formed a Non-Profit Organization in the name of his wife ('Sophia's Heart') and presented himself at the audition for 'American Idol' where he currently seems to be one of the favorites.
I was so touched by his song 'Hero' (Mariah Carey) and the message Danny addressed at the end of his song.
He encouraged everyone to look inside and to discover their own hero - no matter what tragedy life lays in front of you!
Just one month before he audiotionned for the 'American Idol', he lost his beautiful wife Sophia Linnette.
Did he give up? No, in contrary, this tragedy made him so strong that he formed a Non-Profit Organization in the name of his wife ('Sophia's Heart') and presented himself at the audition for 'American Idol' where he currently seems to be one of the favorites.
I was so touched by his song 'Hero' (Mariah Carey) and the message Danny addressed at the end of his song.
He encouraged everyone to look inside and to discover their own hero - no matter what tragedy life lays in front of you!
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'Hero' by Mariah Carey
There's a hero If you look inside your heart.
'Hero' by Mariah Carey
There's a hero If you look inside your heart.
You don't have to be afraid Of what you are.
There's an answer If you reach into your soul,
And the sorrow that you know Will melt away
And then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on,
And you cast your fears aside,
And you know you can survive.
So when you feel like hope is gone:
Look inside you and be strong, And you'll finally see the truth,
That a hero lies in you.
It's a long road When you face the world alone.
No one reaches out a hand For you to hold.
You can find love If you search within yourself,
And the emptiness you felt Will disappear.
And then a hero comes along, With the strength to carry on,
And you cast your fears aside,
And you know you can survive.
So when you feel like hope is gone,
Look inside you and be strong,
And you'll finally see the truth: That a hero lies in you!
Lord knows Dreams are hard to follow.
But don't let anyone Tear them away.
Hold on! There will be tomorrow.
In time, You'll find the way
And then a hero comes along,
With the strength to carry on,
And you cast your fears aside,
And you know you can survive!
So when you feel like hope is gone,
Look inside you and be strong,
And you'll finally see the truth: That a hero lies in you!
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Sometimes, we don't give us credit enough for the strength that really lies within you. Trust yourself more! Look always ahead of you and concentrate on what you want - don't dwell on the problem!
And as Mariah and Danny say:
There's a Hero inside YOU!
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Sometimes, we don't give us credit enough for the strength that really lies within you. Trust yourself more! Look always ahead of you and concentrate on what you want - don't dwell on the problem!
And as Mariah and Danny say:
There's a Hero inside YOU!
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Quote of the Week
"My future starts when I wake up every morning... Every day I find something creative to do with my life!"
~ Miles Davis ~
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