Think about those who hate you, those who YOU hate, those who make you feel bad, those who "hurt" you, those who if they would only change your life would be better. These people are your greatest teachers.
You should love these people. These people, more than any other, can bring you to a "place" where all your dreams can come true. Remember, YOU attracted them into your life. They are an answer to what you have been asking for.
YOU called them forth into your life. This is why "love your enemies, love those who hate you" is a common high spiritual teaching.
Real "freedom" is when external circumstances have no effect on your natural inner state of peace, joy and bliss. Real "freedom" is when other people or outside conditions have no effect on your natural inner state of contentment, fulfillment and satisfaction. Real "freedom" is when things that happen to you have no effect on your natural inner state of unconditional love and total appreciation.
When you have any "attachments" you are not free, you are a slave. Most people are attached to their status, job, material possessions, beliefs, country, political party etc. Most people have so many things they are "attached" to.
You can have and enjoy all these things, but when you are not "attached" to them, you are free.
You can have and enjoy all these things, but when you are not "attached" to them, you are free.
When none of these kinds of things "define" who you "are", you are liberated. When you do not let these kinds of things give your life meaning, you are truly alive. When you have nothing that can be taken away from you, because you are not "attached" to anything you might be currently enjoying, you are in the state of constant expansion and bliss.
As the great poet and philosopher Janis Joplin said in song, "Freedom is just another word for having nothing more to lose." Freedom thus is living in the world but not being "attached" to anything in the world.
Know that life is what you make of it. Life is as you choose to see it. Happy people see the silver lining in everything. Cheerful people take life lightly and not too serious. Focus on being cheerful, lighthearted and not too serious. Smile every day. Laugh every day.
Look for and find the gold in everything. When people dig for gold, they move tons of dirt to find a few ounces of gold. But they are not looking for the dirt, they are looking for the gold. In life, you might have to move lots of dirt to find the gold in a situation, event, circumstance or person.
Don't focus on the dirt, just move it out of the way. Look for, find, and focus on the gold! Life will then give you more gold to find!
Know that life is what you make of it. Life is as you choose to see it. Happy people see the silver lining in everything. Cheerful people take life lightly and not too serious. Focus on being cheerful, lighthearted and not too serious. Smile every day. Laugh every day.
Look for and find the gold in everything. When people dig for gold, they move tons of dirt to find a few ounces of gold. But they are not looking for the dirt, they are looking for the gold. In life, you might have to move lots of dirt to find the gold in a situation, event, circumstance or person.
Don't focus on the dirt, just move it out of the way. Look for, find, and focus on the gold! Life will then give you more gold to find!