Achieve Personal Growth…

Satisfaction Guaranteed
Thought that might get your attention. I admit I’m being a little mischievous here, because as we all know, satisfaction is never guaranteed. But if we are looking for satisfaction in our lives, there’s got to be some ways to increase the odds of finding it, and once found, holding on to it.

You’re in luck boys and girls, because there are definite things we can do each day to help bring more of that good old satisfaction into our lives. The first thing we can do is to not look for it.

This may seem a strange thing to suggest, but it’s a good first step toward getting what you want. This means to go about the normal, everyday routine of your life with as much sincerity, goodwill and positive energy as you can muster. By not focusing so much on what you are going to get from every situation, you increase the odds of getting exactly what you need and want.

For myself, I marvel how satisfaction can just creep up on me when I least expect it, and it comes as quite a surprise; that’s because I wasn’t looking for it. The next thing we can do is to forget our self for awhile, try and lose yourself completely in whatever activity you embark on. By doing this, you demonstrate the faith you have that what you are doing is enough for the moment.

Since we are so conditioned to think about our self and our needs all the time, it’s a wonderful experiment to give that internal dialogue a rest, and see what happens. Which brings me appropriately to the next point, which is to try and be present in exactly what you are doing. This is quite the challenge these days, since there are so many distractions that seem to be pulling us away from the moment. And with all the activities and responsibilities that each of us seems so keen to have, it’s even more difficult.

Just try and have lunch with someone and see how many times that experience is interrupted by phone calls and text messages. Try shutting off these devices for small periods of time and see how you feel. The next thing we can do every day is to stop worrying about anything. This seems so simple but for most people it is almost impossible, given the pressures our fast paced society cause us to internalize. Worrying can be a huge impediment to any kind of real satisfaction. A daily practice of meditation for about fifteen or twenty minutes in the morning and evening really helps, and is well worth the time spent.

The next thing we might want to consider is our notion of security. Here again, we are so conditioned to think of security as being in the future. This type of thinking can really interfere in our being satisfied, because our mind gets locked into thinking…….If only X happens, then I can be secure. To counteract a life time of this, start to think of security as available now, not something you have to wait for.

Hope everyone out there is doing well, and spreading the love for Valentine’s Day. As usual, I really appreciate and love the comments the blog has been getting.