A subtle yet major contributor to sweating the small stuff for many people is the failure to live from the heart. Instead, many people fall into routines out of default, or because everyone else seems to be doing something, or because it seems like the right thing to do. For example, people often choose careers that their paarents wanted for them, or because of some percieved status or some other external measure. Or some parents will put their kids into certain activities or dress them in ccertain clothes simply because everyone else is doing it. Still others struggle to buy a home instead of renting an apartment because they heard it was part of the American Dream, or they will, in some other way, live beyond their financial means because they are trying to "keep up with the Joneses."
Living from the heart means that you choose a life and a lifestyla that are tru for you and your family. It means you make important descisions because they resonate with your heart and your own values, and not necessarily with those of others. Living from your heart means that you trust your own instincts more than the presures from advertising or the expectations of everyone else.
If you want to become more peaceful, and a whole lot happier, this is a good place to start. Living froom your heart is one of the foundations of inner peace and personal growth. It will encourage you to be kinder and a great deal more patient. Give rebeling a try. You'll be surprised, even delighted, at what you might discover.
 ~Rouge_the_Bat~ · Tue Oct 26, 2004 @ 01:50am · 3 Comments |
