Right up there at almost the top of my list for creating the life of my dreams is the concept of simplicity. I always thought I had a complicated mind, which caused me to be a complicated person, which in turn made my life complicated. At last, after years of the stress of a complicated life, I finally saw that all that complication was just my ego trying to convince me I was more important than other people. I usually ran myself ragged trying to keep up with all the complications I had created for myself.
"When it is over, what will my life have been about?" Harold Kushner
When I stopped letting my ego drive me, what I was left with was the answer to the question above. Talk about a radical change in the way I ordered my time and priorities! Everything got so much simpler. I was able to eliminate all the things on my "to-do" list that had to do with ambition and stick with the ones that had meaning.
What kind of car I drove and how fancy my house was ceased to matter. For some folks those things really matter, and if they do, they should spend time and energy on creating cars and houses that make the life of their dreams. For me the people and living things in my life became so much more important. For example, now the first thing I do in the morning is water plants, feed my cat and brush him. Living things come first. Then I feed myself good, healthy food that I love because I am a living thing too!
Making time for contemplation of what we want our lives to be about and using our thoughts to order our lives will pay off!
Empowerment enhances the ability of individuals or organizations to make choices and transform those choices into positive outcomes. Empowered people have recognized their own value and strength and their capacity to handle life's problems. In turn they are better able to influence the course of their lives. With information and support, most people can find within themselves the power to direct their lives and reach their dreams.
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