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A simple shift in attitude can help us
recognize the hidden potential for fulfillment in every event. There is no secret recipe for happiness and
contentment. The individuals who move through life joyously have not
necessarily been blessed with lives of abundance, love, success, and
prosperity. Such people have, however, been blessed with the ability to take
the circumstances they’ve been handed and make them into something great. Our
individual realities are colored by perception — delight and despair come
from within rather than without. Situations we regard as fortuitous please
us, while situations we judge inauspicious cause us grief. Yet if we can look
at all we have accomplished without dwelling on our perceived misfortune and
make each new circumstance our own, the world as a whole becomes a brighter
place. A simple shift in attitude can help us recognize and unearth the
hidden potential for personal and outer world fulfillment in every event,
every relationship, every duty, and every setback. The universe is often an unpredictable and
chaotic place, and the human tendency is to focus on the negative and assume
the positive will care for itself. But life can be no more or no less than
what you make of it. If you are working in a job you dislike, you can
concentrate on the positive aspects of the position and approach your work
with gusto. What can you do with this job that can turn it around, so you do
love it? When faced with the prospect of undertaking a task you fear, you can
view it as an opportunity to discover what you are truly capable of doing.
Similarly, unexpected events, when viewed as surprises, can add flavor to
your existence. By choosing to love life no matter what crosses your path,
you can create an atmosphere of jubilance that is wonderfully infectious. A
change in perspective is all it takes to change your world, but you must be
willing to adopt an optimistic, hopeful mindset. To make a conscious decision to be happy is
not enough. You must learn to observe life’s complexities through the eyes of
a child seeing everything for the first time. You must furthermore divest
yourself of preconceived notions of what is good and what is bad so that you
can appreciate the rich insights concealed in each stage of your life’s
journey. And you must strive to discover the dual joys of wanting what you
have. As you gradually shift your perspective, your existence will be imbued
with happiness and contentment that will remain with you forever. |
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