Sometimes people find themselves inadvertently cultivating a desire for things that are out of harmony with their beliefs and values. Wrong desires are the foundation of untold pain and suffering. So much of what is wrong in the world today started out with someone acting on an inappropriate passion.
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Such actions never lead to a life of personal excellence. Instead they rob you of your dignity and sense of self-esteem.
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When we want something in life, there is a tendency to justify our actions and excuse behavior that is out of harmony with our deep down sense of right and wrong. We may not even know we are doing it on a conscious level or we may minimize the situation telling ourselves it’s no big deal.
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The problem is, a on a deeper level we have created a conflict, an internal battleground. If we allow ourselves to continue without correcting the problem, sooner or later that internal conflict will undermine our efforts and we will be forced to compensate.
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But remember you have a choice. The same skills that allow you to assign a positive emotional value to average daily activities also give you the power to devalue unwanted or inappropriate tendencies.
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Doing so will make it possible for you to choose to be passionate about things that support your personal values and to discard anything that offends those values.
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When you choose to be the one who decides what you will be passionate about, you become the master of your own world and the designer of your own life.
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The quality of our life is more about what we make of it than what our current circumstances are. Really, it’s all about attitude.
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Circumstances have a way of changing. Sometimes they support our dreams and passions while at other times they provide a challenge. The ability to keep your dreams alive in the face of challenging circumstances is one of the greatest attributes of a successful person.
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When you’re passions are in harmony with your values and beliefs obstacles become opportunities and walls become hurdles that you can jump over.
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