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If you're not happy, here's why!

'Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you' -Our experience of reality has very little to do with reality itself and has everything to do with our interpretation of our circumstances through the controlling forces of your BELIEFS- in simple terms; the rules we have about what has to happen in order for us to feel good. -The truth is that nothing has to happen in order for you to feel good. You can decide to feel good this very moment! - As long as we structure our lives in a way where our happiness is dependent on something we cannot control, then we will experience pain. -We can decide to enjoy your day no matter what happened. Decide that no matter what happens, we'll find a way to enjoy it -If you adopted and consistently applied this rule to your own life, it would change virtually EVERYTHING you experience. To adopt this rule is to raise your standards. It means you will hold yourself to a higher standard of enjoying yo

How to be a better person - develop your character

'life is a journey and becoming better everyday is the goal.' Commit yourself to the continuous pursuit of self improvement! The thirteen virtues according to Benjamin Franklin 1.TEMPERANCE  … Or SELF CONTROL. "Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation." -do whatever it takes (healthy diet, workouts, change in lifestyle, habits) to maintain coolness of clearness of head which is so necessary where constant vigilance has to be kept up. 2.SILENCE "Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation" Listen instead of speaking and you will gain knowledge. Also, it helps to break a habit of careless conversation, which only makes one acceptable to trifling company. 3.ORDER "Let all things have their places, let each part of your business have its time" Everything has its place and time. By establishing/ achieving order, you can get more time for the pursuit of other worthy causes. 4.RESOLUTION  "Re