Are You Pursuing Your Passion or Just Being Practical?

by Jonathan

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What is your passion? Come on, you can say it out loud, don’t be afraid. Let me help you: “My passion is _______________” There, all you need to do is simply fill in the blank. Oh, are you thinking that you don’t know what your passion is? Maybe I can help you figure it out. Write down a few possible contenders, and then ask yourself the following questions with regard to each one: 1) Does doing it, or thinking about it make you feel good about yourself? 2) Is it something you enjoy doing so much that you would do [...]

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Why Negative Life Lessons Are So Valuable

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When looking for ways to improve our lives, what is it we usually focus on? Don’t we tend to focus on things that will move our reality in a more positive direction? Typically, we look for ways to experience greater happiness, create more leisure time, or increase our level of success. Regardless of the area we focus on, the intent is usually to make some degree of positive improvement, to notch things up to the next level. While this is a very important part of personal development, it is really less than fifty percent of the big picture. Why do [...]

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Choose the Life You Really Want

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Everything we do in life is a choice, and I think most of us realize that. But what most people don’t seem to realize is that everything we don’t do in life is also a choice. Every day we choose to do some things and to not do other things. Sometimes choosing not to do something is the wisest choice. However, there is a huge difference between choosing not to do something and choosing to do nothing. Most people would like to change their life in one way or another. How about you? Are there areas of your life that [...]

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Is Your Life Getting More Difficult?

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We all encounter a degree of resistance in life, it’s simply unavoidable. But does it seem to you like life has been getting more difficult lately? Do you find that it takes more effort to accomplish things that used to be simple? Isn’t technology supposed to make life easier, more affordable, and less complicated? Theoretically, life should be getting easier, not more difficult. Has that been your experience, or is the exact opposite true? The ability to cope… There seems to be something about technological advancement that makes certain specific tasks easier, while simultaneously making life as a whole more [...]

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The Art of Making Wise Decisions

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When you are making decisions, what do you base them on? Do you ever find yourself searching for information but never finding the answers you really need? Have you ever wondered how the questions you ask affect the decisions you make? Sometimes it seems like the moment you go looking for meaningful answers to important questions so you can make a wise decision, things begin to get confusing. Either there is not enough information available, or there are so many opinions that you really don’t know who to believe. Are we asking the right questions? Making decisions is a big [...]

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Are They Problems or Challenges?

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Like it or not, problems, or challenges, are a recurring part of everyday life. Whether you choose to call them challenges, as I do, or problems, certainly doesn’t change the fact that they happen. However, it does change the way we respond to them and that little shift can make a huge difference in our state of mind! Subconsciously, having a problem means, “There’s something wrong here.” Our mind hears, “This isn’t right, life is not as it should be.” How does this perception affect us? It causes our energy to be funneled toward repairing something that’s gone wrong. Not [...]

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How to Resolve Conflicts and Restore Peace

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It seems that many of us will either do too little or do too much in response to a conflict. We will either try to avoid people who are upset with us which will only cause tensions to strengthen with time or we may become too confrontational and end up in a personal battle that doesn’t lead anywhere beneficial. Wouldn’t it be better to find ways to resolve conflicts and restore peace? I think we can all agree that life is challenging enough without getting involved in strives that don’t have to happen in the first place. When you sense [...]

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Is Your Life Satisfying or Disappointing?

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Do you ever feel that perhaps there is some vital element of your life missing? When you hear others talk about their deepest passions, do you look at your own life and wonder why you don’t have those same feelings? When someone speaks of how they find their work, marriage, or daily activities incredibly meaningful and satisfying, do you ever feel shortchanged? Have you ever thought: “What are my deepest passions, and why doesn’t my life feel very satisfying and meaningful?” Have such questions ever left you wondering… Is there something seriously wrong with me? Rest assured, the vast majority [...]

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