From this day forward

When things are not working out for you in your personal life you need to step back so you can regroup and get back to the necessary things in your life that matter most and start there. Now set your personal standards that will determine every choice you make from this day forward. It's a New Day and the start of a New Life so don't bring any of the "crap" you don't need that has been weighing you down.

Moments that you can't relive

Don't be in such a hurry for the next phase of your life that you miss out on everything that happens in your life while you are living it because those are moments that you can not relive. Planning for the future is necessary for future enjoyment but it is also important to plan on enjoying every moment that you can while you can. If it makes you happy then soak it up and enjoy it while the feeling is there to enjoy. Don't miss out on all the little things in life while you are working on that big thing in your future that you will enjoy one day.

Immediately Change Directions

Imagine you are the owner of the Company and you had invested all your money and time to secure your future and it begins to fail. You would have two choices. one close the doors or two figure out what you are doing wrong that lead you down and change it immediately. In your personal life you are the owner and in order to secure your future you will have to keep on track by immediately changing directions if you see anything that will lead you off track while on life's journey.

A grudge will only raise your blood pressure

Forgivness is not something that you do to make someone else "feel at ease." Letting go of the issue by forgiving someone who has done you wrong will be something you do for yourself. You will feel a weight lifted off of you and you will feel refreshed and at ease. Holding a grudge raises your blood pressure and simply allows you to be hurt over and over again. Some things may be hard to forgive but untill you do it will keep doing damage while it weighs heavy on your mind. Minimize the damage by forgiving those who have done you wrong so you will be strong enough to make sure it doesn't happen again.

Five, three, two, it's done

Let's say there are five issues that you are dealing with that are weighing heavy on your mind but only two you can solve at the moment. Take care of the two that you can so that you can clear your mind of them and now you are only facing three issues. Now lets say one of those can't be dealt with so you can take that off your list leaving only two issues to deal with. Now that you are not so overwhelmed you can focus on "thing 1" and "thing 2." You will then be able to clearly see how to get them done and you will be left with room for "peace of mind."

Make two list

Don't overwhelm yourself by making your "to do" list so long. Make two list, one for the important things that really need done and one for if you have time you would like to get done. Keep things as simple as you can so that you do not make things harder than they have to be. If you simply need to get the garbage out of your car then don't write clean and vacuum the car on your list, just simply bag up the garbage and mark it off your list. When you simply don't have time to get everything done that you want to do you will simply have to be happy with getting done what's most important to you.

The key to unlock the secret

I don't quite understand how some people see the glass half full while others see it as half empty. Without a doubt I believe that if I could figure out the answer it is the key to unlock th secret to happiness. How you see things will determine whether you have inner peace by focusing on what you do have or you have inner turmoil being stressed out over what you don't have. Figuring out the key to changing someones "point of view" sounds easy but it is almost impossible. Until they open their eyes to see things from another "point of view" they won't see clearly and they will only see the glass half full.