Sound familiar? I bet it does…
If I only had the time to catch up. If only I had the time to be happy…
With most of us over scheduling and multitasking, how can anything really get our attention, much less, our focus? Especially our focus on what is truly important. “Busyness” has taken over. At what cost? Where has our happiness gone?
I spent time with a client the other day who, from an outside perspective, you would think has it “all.” Beautiful home with a panoramic view of the ocean, fancy car, high status, lots of money. With one question I stopped him in his tracks; “Are you happy?” It was like I hit him with a two-by-four. The conversation went dead silent. After a long pause he answered “No.”
I harken back to when I was “slapped in the face” by life. Within one day my life as I knew it was forever changed. I never saw it coming. My ambition as an athlete, my thriving career, my beautiful home, didn’t mean a thing. I had lost my health and immediately nothing else mattered. All that mattered was that I made it through the day. All that mattered was finding a glimpse of happiness through the pain.
Life changes on a dime, so my question to you is “Are you ready?” and more importantly, “Are you happy?” Isn’t that what we are trying to achieve will all of our efforts? Have we lost sight of that? I know I did and didn’t even realize it.
Right now take inventory of your level of happiness. On a scale of 1-10 what is it? If you are like most it needs some work. I challenge you to ask yourself, “What one step can I take today to create a little more happiness in my life?”
Trust me, it’s worth it. You’re worth it. If you don’t take care of yourself and focus on finding your happiness you may well get a big wakeup call like I did.
Give yourself the gift of happiness once again. It’s a choice. Slow down and make it.
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