How many times have we said we were going to do something and never really done it? How many times have we set goals for ourselves just to push it off and say we will do it next time.
These type of events occur all the time for almost everyone but the problem is when this becomes a habit when time for us gets lower every second. Why do we allow ourselves to be absorbed in this crazy society where you are tricked into believing you have to have a lot of money to be happy.
What if getting that kind of money makes you miserable and by the time you actually obtain it the things you wanted to do with it become impossible. What happens when you put other things before your own happiness.
What happens when you decide that you are willing to give up everything you have for some greater good that isn't all that great. "there is always tomorrow" is something I hear people say sometimes. I couldn't disagree more. People are never promised a tomorrow so why would you ever put off something you want to do when you may never get a chance to do it again?
Unfortunately following our goals and dreams take a lot more then that though. The biggest problem is knowing what we really want in life. Comparing what we want with what we "think" we want is sometimes a very difficult thing to do. What we want is true happiness, what we think we want is something that will only bring us a temporary happiness.
So how does one become happy? It is my belief that the first step that is universal for everyone to becoming happy is to remove all the negative, angry, sad, or depressing influences in your life. It is very difficult to be happy when you constantly have people or things in your life that are trying to bring you down.
If there are people in your life that are always negative or complaining you should probably just never talk too them again because they are not contributing to you at all. I'm not saying to ignore your friends when they are going through hard times but if someone is just constantly negative you really shouldn't be around them.
The second step to becoming happy in my opinion is to find things or people who make you happy and surround yourself with them. If you like reading then make a habit of visiting the library every so often. If you like swimming find a public swimming pool and go there every so often. If you like something like bowling which cost money just go to the bowling alley from time to time and watch other people, spend some time at the local pro shop. Just do anything that gets you a little closer to the things you like.
"I don't have time" or "I will do it later" aren't good excuses. No stop it right now, don't do that to yourself. Everyone has time, they just feel like laying dead in front of a TV when they finally get it instead of doing something that could lift their spirits. Saying you will do it later is like saying you are never going to do it. What defines the word "later" for most people? What is to keep you from not just saying it again tomorrow?
Don't put off things for a tomorrow that isn't guaranteed. Don't say you don't have time when time is all we have in life. Our time might be short but all the more reasons to make it worth every second we are alive.
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