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Is Your Mind Getting in the Way of Your Joy?
Stop waiting for life to make you happy — start creating it from the inside out.
When I greeted an old friend and asked how she was, her response was, “It’s a cloudy day here.” She wasn’t talking about the weather.
Over 7 billion people here on earth, but how many of them are happy? We think happiness comes from the outside — from our relationships, our careers, our prosperity, our life circumstances.
But really, happiness is an inside job.
What if it’s not what you do that makes you happy? And it’s not even what you experience that makes you happy…
Consider for a moment that the quality of your thoughts determines your emotional state.
If your thoughts about life, about your place in it, and how you interpret your life experiences become the foundation of your emotional state, then happiness really is an inside job. If you think your life is a gift, that’s what will be reflected to you. If you think your life is a burden, you will fall further and further away from happiness.
Where you place your attention shapes how you see and experience life — coloring your world, your moments, and the meaning you find in your relationships. If you want to be happier, start on…
