| To Be Your Best Self |
| The good you find in others, is in you too. The faults you find in others, are your faults as well. After all, to recognize something you must know it. The possibilities you see in others, are possible for you as well. The beauty you see around you, is your beauty. The world around you is a reflection, a mirror showing you the person you are. To change your world, you must change yourself. To blame and complain will only make matters worse. Whatever you care about, is your responsibility. What you see in others, shows you yourself. See the best in others, and you will be your best. Give to others, and you give to yourself. Appreciate beauty, and you will be beautiful. Admire creativity, and you will be creative. Love, and you will be loved. Seek to understand, and you will be understood. Listen, and your voice will be heard. Show your best face to the mirror, and you'll be happy with the face looking back at you. |
| Everyone wants to be happy! Be confident! Believe in happiness...you deserve it. Happiness comes and goes. Let it come...let it go... Stay in the moment! Happiness can only exist in the present...in the here and the now of your life. Use whatever you can. Whatever pleases you. To bring the mind back to itself...A pleasant sound, a tinkling bell. A pleasant smell, perfume. A pleasant sight, a rainbow, or your beloved. Happiness depends on a clear mind...Like the still, reflecting surface of a lake, a lake on which there is no ripple of hatred, and not a breath of desire.That is all... Use your senses...seek beauty...in a flower, a dewdrop, in the scent of incense or woodsmoke. Light a candle...Watch the flickering flame. How can you be happy when another is not? (Remember, everyone want to be happy). If you achieve deep contentment...you are already a winner. So, why conquer another? Would there not then be...two losers? If your mind is troubled, like water on the surface of a lake, it will surely settle...be patient! Pay attention...watch your breath. In the name of happiness...have courage! Be patient! Be confident! Be ever truthful, wholly truthful with others...And with (within) yourself. Excerpted from the "Little Book of Happiness". |
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