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For 1,000+ days, I’ve kept a gratitude journal.
Here’s what I learned about happiness and fulfillment:
Here’s what I learned about happiness and fulfillment:
We have one delusion.
= achieving something will make us happy and fulfilled forever
But here’s the truth:
“Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want.”
@naval
Pick your desires carefully.
= achieving something will make us happy and fulfilled forever
But here’s the truth:
“Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want.”
@naval
Pick your desires carefully.
Our time on earth is short.
Acknowledging this makes you realize life can be a fun game and what matters is your experience of reality.
Acknowledging this makes you realize life can be a fun game and what matters is your experience of reality.
Gratitude for the simple stuff keeps you grounded.
"I& #39;m grateful that I have a warm bed to sleep in."
Have you ever thought about how lucky you are to have that?
"I& #39;m grateful that I have a warm bed to sleep in."
Have you ever thought about how lucky you are to have that?
We have a choice.
Reality is neutral and doesn’t judge.
To a tree there is nothing good or bad.
How we choose to interpret our experiences is up to us.
Reality is neutral and doesn’t judge.
To a tree there is nothing good or bad.
How we choose to interpret our experiences is up to us.
When happiness is a choice, we can work towards it.
Take the pressure off.
Don’t expect if you keep a daily gratitude journal you’ll never have a bad day!
I have plenty of them.
Part of being human.
Don’t expect if you keep a daily gratitude journal you’ll never have a bad day!
I have plenty of them.
Part of being human.
Daily gratitude makes you mindful.
Mindful of that cool tree you walked by outside your house.
Or that text you got from a friend.
Mindful of that cool tree you walked by outside your house.
Or that text you got from a friend.
If you live life without mindfulness, you are on autopilot.
When you’re on autopilot, you can wake up in 5 years and wonder where time went.
When you’re on autopilot, you can wake up in 5 years and wonder where time went.
Finally-
Gratitude makes you stop and appreciate what you have as you strive for more.
Gratitude makes you stop and appreciate what you have as you strive for more.
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