During our joyful pursuit of happiness we will have discovered there are three vehicles to help us on our journey:
Each of the writings under the Journey heading to the right are our discoveries about action, behavior, and character.
Categories: Vehicles
Tagged: action, behavior, character, consistency, Growth, joy, Life, purpose, timeliness
We will have discovered on our joyful journey there comes a time for action. Thoughts are no longer appropriate and action is the very best course.
It becomes a sense of “just do it.”
Categories: Vehicles
Tagged: action, Growth, joy, Life, thoughts, timeliness
Time to move on? No, wait, if I just hang on a year or two more, it will be……..
When to bow out of an environment is one of the challenging choices in life. Changing jobs, moving our residence, retiring, no longer living with parents, severing a relationship are some examples we all face during our joyful journey. No one bows out of environments with perfect timing every time.
We will have discovered, as we gain experience bowing out, we tend to err on the side of taking too long to move on. Our jobs go from challenging and rewarding to draining and boring. Our relationship with a friend can go from comforting and trusting to one of constant conflict and anxiety. Individuals are no longer in control of choosing a late retirement.
Fame and fortune bring example after example of this challenge via the media. Stage, screen, and TV stars; famous singers and musicians; superstar athletes and legendary coaches; and elected and appointed governmental officials provide example after example of going far beyond the best time to bow out.
With a successful past, it is very difficult to focus on future opportunities. Life is very difficult. We will have discovered as we review our journey in later years we regret most the things we did not do. Bowing out sooner versus later can be a major category of “If I had it to do over again……”
Categories: Paths
Tagged: actors, athletes, bowing out, choices, fame, fortune, Growth, job, joy, Life, moving on, opportunities, politicians, relationships, success, timeliness
We find ourselves forced to change many times in our experience. Some of these times we do not like whatsoever.
We will have discovered on our joyful pursuit of happiness we need to accept our initial negative reaction. We are human. As time goes by, we can then work through it and choose how we might accept the change over time.
Categories: Paths
Tagged: acceptance, change, choices, Growth, human, joy, Life, timeliness
Fast paced; slow paced. What is our immediate reaction to these? Good or bad? Effective or ineffective? Are they equal?
I believe if they polled enough people in America (whoever “they” are), the majority would say fast paced is positive and slow paced is negative.
Slow and steady wins the race.
Aesop fable; thousands of years ago
Are we growing as individuals and/or as the human race, at a balanced pace?
Categories: Directions
Tagged: Growth, joy, Life, timeliness
