Gateway to Life's Values (Oct 11, 2009)
Challenges are difficult to get through. Yet on the other side of challenges, there are always values. The bigger the challenge, the more values we will gain when we get through it. The more challenges we're willing to take on, the more accomplishments we will be attain. When we encounter a challenge, see that challenge as what it truly is. It is a gateway to real and lasting values.
Keep our focus on the values that lie beyond the challenge and we'll surely find a way to get through it. When we have overcome a challenge, come along with the rewards are bigger challenges. In each of those challenges is the opportunity for an even greater achievement. Walk through the gateway of challenge, and far greater things than we can ever imagine can be found on the other side.
It's a waste of time and energy to put a lot of efforts into blaming someone or determining who is at fault because the very fault is a thing of the past, and the past cannot be changed. Figuring out who is at fault will not help to improve the situation. What really matters is not who is to blame, but who is ready to take charge of moving forward.
When we become too focused on who is at fault, we can easily lose sight of the positive actions that can be taken. Once we let go of the need to find out who is to blame, we're much more likely to see the positive possibilities available to us. The thing to be concerned with is not what had happened, but what we're going to do about it. Put our focus not on what should or should not had been done, but rather on the best of what can be done now.
It is senseless in “fighting” battles that were already over. Instead, put our energy into finding and following the best path available to us. Let our thoughts be guided by the best we can do and we'll be creating a future as best as we can make it.
Most people live in a constant state of self denial. After years of just barely getting by, they finally resign themselves to just that -- barely getting by. They give up on their dreams. It is so sad. But it doesn't have to be that way. We can take control of our life and future. Look at what we're doing now. Is it getting us to where we want to be? If not, what are we going to do about it? Are we going to keep living in a state of self denial until it's too late and we finally give up our dreams completely and resign ourselves to an empty life of just getting by? Or will we take control of our life and live life to the fullest? Enjoy making a difference in the lives of others. There's nothing good for being poor, lonely and depressed, and life does not have to be that way. Successful people are people who help others the most. That is what life is all about, isn't it? With all the stress and complexity of daily life, we tend to forget that. When we stop to think about the purpose of our life, is not it about helping one another?
When we were a child, we fantasized of endless possibilities. We were happy and creative and we dreamed of big things. As we grew older we started getting into the "system." Gradually, little by little, day by day, the system began to wear us down and stripped us of our dreams and made us conform to the mediocre standard. Our dreams are still there but they're buried under a thick layer of sludge. Try reaching through all that sludge to touch our dreams again. See how it feels. Imagine for a moment that we can live our life to the fullest and be all that we ever wanted to be and do all the things we ever wanted to do. Just imagine it for a moment.
Welcome each moment, each feeling, and each experience as it comes. When we are constantly fearful of what is coming next or fight it, we will get stuck at where we are. By welcoming each moment, we begin to move forward. Even if the moment is not exactly what we want, welcome it anyway and move on.
Welcome each moment, whatever it might hold and we will surely find something of real value in it. There is always a way to move forward, whatever the circumstances may be. Instead of being weighed down with worry, anger or resentment, let us concentrate our energy doing things that we can do. Rather than being imprisoned by the shortcomings of a particular moment, set ourselves free to live its positive value.
Every moment has its problems, but so what? Welcome them anyway but do not dwell on the problems; before we realize, we have already moved past them. Welcome each moment for the positive aspects it has to offer, and by so doing we'll begin to transform those possibilities into reality. There is a vast storehouse of values within us that is waiting to be unlocked. Every now and then we catch a glimpse of it, and even those brief encounters can truly amaze us. How do we tap into that extensive reservoir of richness in our life? We connect with it by letting go of all the superficial distractions and petty pursuits under which it is buried.
When we focus on things that have no lasting meaning or purpose, we distance ourselves from the true joy we are entitled to. When we pin our hopes on shallow, fleeting sensations, we cover up the beautiful things that can bring us life true joy. Isn't it time to start living with fulfillment and purpose? Haven't we grown weary of running and hiding from the real joy that we know can be ours?
Our life has an immense and unique value. We can choose to make that value even greater. It is overflowing with possibilities. We can choose to expand those possibilities even more. We can choose to transform them into grand achievements that set the stage for greater opportunities.
There is much you have to work with. There is no limit to what you can do as long as you are alive, able to think, to dream, to plan, to act, to learn and adapt, to create and to grow. And deep within it all is a purpose, a meaning, a passion that we are driven to express and fulfill.
Aren't we tired of struggling to pretend to be someone we're not? It's time to live the real WE and enjoy the rich and authentic life that is ours to experience. Cast all those angers, distractions, fears, frustrations and annoyances that come from chasing the empty trinkets the world has tricked us into seeking. Let’s go and unlock the real and lasting values that we know has always lived within us.
Keep our focus on the values that lie beyond the challenge and we'll surely find a way to get through it. When we have overcome a challenge, come along with the rewards are bigger challenges. In each of those challenges is the opportunity for an even greater achievement. Walk through the gateway of challenge, and far greater things than we can ever imagine can be found on the other side.
It's a waste of time and energy to put a lot of efforts into blaming someone or determining who is at fault because the very fault is a thing of the past, and the past cannot be changed. Figuring out who is at fault will not help to improve the situation. What really matters is not who is to blame, but who is ready to take charge of moving forward.
When we become too focused on who is at fault, we can easily lose sight of the positive actions that can be taken. Once we let go of the need to find out who is to blame, we're much more likely to see the positive possibilities available to us. The thing to be concerned with is not what had happened, but what we're going to do about it. Put our focus not on what should or should not had been done, but rather on the best of what can be done now.
It is senseless in “fighting” battles that were already over. Instead, put our energy into finding and following the best path available to us. Let our thoughts be guided by the best we can do and we'll be creating a future as best as we can make it.
Most people live in a constant state of self denial. After years of just barely getting by, they finally resign themselves to just that -- barely getting by. They give up on their dreams. It is so sad. But it doesn't have to be that way. We can take control of our life and future. Look at what we're doing now. Is it getting us to where we want to be? If not, what are we going to do about it? Are we going to keep living in a state of self denial until it's too late and we finally give up our dreams completely and resign ourselves to an empty life of just getting by? Or will we take control of our life and live life to the fullest? Enjoy making a difference in the lives of others. There's nothing good for being poor, lonely and depressed, and life does not have to be that way. Successful people are people who help others the most. That is what life is all about, isn't it? With all the stress and complexity of daily life, we tend to forget that. When we stop to think about the purpose of our life, is not it about helping one another?
When we were a child, we fantasized of endless possibilities. We were happy and creative and we dreamed of big things. As we grew older we started getting into the "system." Gradually, little by little, day by day, the system began to wear us down and stripped us of our dreams and made us conform to the mediocre standard. Our dreams are still there but they're buried under a thick layer of sludge. Try reaching through all that sludge to touch our dreams again. See how it feels. Imagine for a moment that we can live our life to the fullest and be all that we ever wanted to be and do all the things we ever wanted to do. Just imagine it for a moment.
Welcome each moment, each feeling, and each experience as it comes. When we are constantly fearful of what is coming next or fight it, we will get stuck at where we are. By welcoming each moment, we begin to move forward. Even if the moment is not exactly what we want, welcome it anyway and move on.
Welcome each moment, whatever it might hold and we will surely find something of real value in it. There is always a way to move forward, whatever the circumstances may be. Instead of being weighed down with worry, anger or resentment, let us concentrate our energy doing things that we can do. Rather than being imprisoned by the shortcomings of a particular moment, set ourselves free to live its positive value.
Every moment has its problems, but so what? Welcome them anyway but do not dwell on the problems; before we realize, we have already moved past them. Welcome each moment for the positive aspects it has to offer, and by so doing we'll begin to transform those possibilities into reality. There is a vast storehouse of values within us that is waiting to be unlocked. Every now and then we catch a glimpse of it, and even those brief encounters can truly amaze us. How do we tap into that extensive reservoir of richness in our life? We connect with it by letting go of all the superficial distractions and petty pursuits under which it is buried.
When we focus on things that have no lasting meaning or purpose, we distance ourselves from the true joy we are entitled to. When we pin our hopes on shallow, fleeting sensations, we cover up the beautiful things that can bring us life true joy. Isn't it time to start living with fulfillment and purpose? Haven't we grown weary of running and hiding from the real joy that we know can be ours?
Our life has an immense and unique value. We can choose to make that value even greater. It is overflowing with possibilities. We can choose to expand those possibilities even more. We can choose to transform them into grand achievements that set the stage for greater opportunities.
There is much you have to work with. There is no limit to what you can do as long as you are alive, able to think, to dream, to plan, to act, to learn and adapt, to create and to grow. And deep within it all is a purpose, a meaning, a passion that we are driven to express and fulfill.
Aren't we tired of struggling to pretend to be someone we're not? It's time to live the real WE and enjoy the rich and authentic life that is ours to experience. Cast all those angers, distractions, fears, frustrations and annoyances that come from chasing the empty trinkets the world has tricked us into seeking. Let’s go and unlock the real and lasting values that we know has always lived within us.
