A Path to Happiness
– Understanding your mind, your thoughts, and your will is essential in understanding yourself
– You are responsible for yourself. It is up to you and no one else what you think and how you feel at any given moment
– Know and understand that you have the power to experience and maintain joyful and peaceful thoughts all the time
– Observe your mind and thought processes
– Understand your mind and thought processes
– Decide what you want and why
– Decide a number of goals that you want more than anything else
– Set realistic goals in regards to your mental/emotional/spiritual self and work towards realizing those goals
– Incorporate your goals into a philosophy and practice it, using constant observation to filter everything in daily life (thoughts, emotions, experiences) through your philosophy and tools
– Learn the tool of “I want (place goal here) more than anything else”
– Find methods and techniques to help keep your mind clear, beautiful, and on track towards realizing your goals
– Take time to evaluate your progress, understanding that a seed doesn’t grow into a flower overnight, but remain open to the reality that there are times when certain goals and mind frames can materialize and solidify rapidly or even instantly, like the flick of a switch
– Take life one moment at a time, one thought at a time. You, and you alone, are responsible for the thoughts that occupy your mind at any given moment
– Continue to observe yourself, improve yourself, and practice your philosophy
– Share what you have learned with others
‒ Excerpted from More Than Anything Else: Deciding What You Want the Most in Life by Adam Soto
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