I read a book recently called “Wake Up! Your Life is Calling,” by a man named Andy Feld. He lost his family in a bitter divorce, lost his business, and found out his current wife had breast cancer. Through it all he found happiness in the lessons he learned.

So many people play the victim. If people realized the happiness that comes with self-responsibility, the world would be a better place.
Thanks for listening,
Kim

It’s the gratification of looking up and knowing you did everything you absolutely could at that time. At the end of the night you were spent, you felt the accomplishment in your heart and had developed the character afterwords to prove it.

I “got this” and am glad you shed light on it.

Great work.
.-= Tony Teegarden´s last blog ..Will You Be My Facebook Friend? (So I Can Make Some Money) =-.

@Tara – I like the distinction you make between pleasure and fulfillment – two different types of happiness, even though we often lump them (clumsily) into one group.

@Lana – I think we gain an appreciation of hard work as we pursue goals that matter to us, even if those goals require a lot of effort and (temporary) pain. And you’re right – as we learn to love and appreciate the process, hard and taxing though it may be, we learn to find freedom and happiness within it.

@Maggie – You’re absolutely right about making deeper connections with people. Along those lines: I’ve found that working hard (even struggling) towards a shared goal is one of the best ways to build a connection with someone.
.-= Jeffrey Tang´s last blog ..What Do You Want? =-.