We have become desensitized to the things that actually carry weight. We\u2019ve become so hung up on the car we drive, the clothes we wear, the house we live in, and how big our tv screen is. The fact that it makes us feel better that \u201cour clothes\u201d are \u201ccooler\u201d then \u201ctheir clothes\u201d is mind boggling.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Does the \u201cvalue of you\u201d come from a car? A pair of pants? The house you live in? If you think it does you are most certainly missing the point and quite honestly it saddens me that we have let things get to this point. Yes, I said we\u2026I have been and am guilty of this as well. And the reason I can be honest about it is because this is part of the \u201cGrand Change\u201d I want for my life.<\/p>\n
\u00a0I want to live life in such a way that material things can\u2019t bind me, that society does not dictate my value, and more than anything else I want to be a person that helps others out of that abyss. This journey is indeed the most amazing thing I know of, and I am tired of wasting it on always trying to have the next BEST thing. My 3 series BMW isn\u2019t enough I need the 5 series. These $50 jeans aren\u2019t hip enough, I need those over there that cost $150.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Where does it stop? When does it end? Is this the battle you choose for yourself? I know the definition of happiness is\/ can be subjective, but is the ongoing battle to have bigger, better, faster, cooler really a battle you can ever \u201cwin\u201d? I prefer the battle of always being better today than I was the day before, being helpful, learning, growing, and defeating evil-doers (lol, thanks Mr. Bush for making that so fun to say).<\/p>\n
Happiness is not an external pursuit, it is absolutely an internal pursuit. If you are not happy on the inside you can never project it consistently on the outside. Do something today that makes you happy and screw the rest of the world!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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