Ever wish you had a different situation? Ever think that your life is unfair? Ever wish that you had what someone else had? Have you ever said, "I would be so much happier if..." I know I have said and asked these questions multiple times throughout life. However, I recent article made me realize a really important lesson and I would like to share it with you:
"Contentment is choosing to be happy with life as it is. The mistake most people make is deciding they'll be happy if some things change. What they don't realize is that some things can't be changed and others, when they do change, don't bring the expected happiness. That is because real happiness isn't imposed on a person, it is what a person decides to be -- regardless of what happens around him.
And really, you aren't happy with yourself, and you need to be. You've got a lot going for you. But you blind yourself to them because you constantly compare yourself and your life to other people. You don't really see other people's lives -- you only see the surface. Because of that things look better to you than they really are. Thus, you compare your life to something that isn't real, and make yourself unhappy.
No one's life is perfect. Perfect lives don't come until heaven. But it doesn't mean you can't learn to enjoy life anyway. "Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" (Philippians 4:11-13)."
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Your past two posts are really helpful. Here is a song that I think really helps me recognize the beauty that exists within each of us and how we should recognize and embrace it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj4j9XQZ2TM
(I hope the song comes up. If not, it is Sara Haze-"Lovely".)
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