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Dalai Lama view of happiness and money.

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I am a deeply spirtualy person.  And, there are a few people that cross over religion and inspire even those not of that faith.  Two people I can think of right now, are The Dalai Lama and Pope John Paul II.  Both great leaders have inspired me.  I was saddened by the loss of Pope John Paul II, because for once I thought peace was achievable. 

I didn't always agree with the Pope, but I respected him.  Just looking at him you could feel his holy energy.  I am not Catholic but didn't need to be, for his message to have an effect on me.

The Dalai Lama too, has inspired me to become a more peaceful person.  He stood up in the faith of anger and showed love... Who doesn't respect that.

So I hope you guys enjoy what the Dalai Lama has to offer.

Dalai Lama has some interesting views on gaining happiness.

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Eating Healthy Can Make you Happier

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I don't know about you... But to me, eating healthy has a lasting effect on me.  It makes me feel better about who I am.  A little boost in self esteem, almost. 

When I eat bad, I tend to feel bad.  Not just physically, but sometimes emotionaly.  I know we are used to when we are feeling down reaching for some comfort food, but that doesn't mean it can't be healthy comfort food.

Whole Foods, last year at this time, had pumpkin pies on sale throughout the month of October, and into November.  I loved that.  It was something sweet.  A true comfort food in it's own right.  And, didn't make me feel like I just ate an entire pie when I only ate a slice.

You also cut the guilt factor.  I'm sure we've all felt guilty about indulgening in something we love and over doing it.  Sometimes it's just the fact that we ate a food that we know is bad for us, and we feel guilty over it.

I love shopping organicly.  I am always at Whole Foods or Trader Joes.  Just being in those stores I feel better.  I also try to shop locally.  Which is great because you cut down on the middle man cost.  Just

think if we buy from local farmers it not only boosts our states economy but also cuts the transportation cost.  That sometimes can lead to big savings. 

Who doesn't feel good about saving money?

Finding Happiness in this Economy, are you Crazy?

In this day and age it's easy to lose sight of our goal to become happy.  When all we hear about and see is negative, it's hard to remain positive.  I'm not going to bring up specific examples here, as I normally

would because that will start us down a path we shouldn't take.

You have to remember something that you control your own happiness, nobody else.  We're not Five years old (I hope my readers aren't).  So and So can't make us unhappy by touching us.  (Although the not touching you, but coming very close thing still gets me.)  We decide if we will let something bring us down.

The most important thing to realize is we can only worry about things that we have some power to change.  The rest we need to decide if we can accept, eliminate, or deal with.

We can't change the way the economy is, unless we have milions of dollars.  I know I don't.  So, I have to deal with it and move on.  I make any changes that I can make.  I tighten up my finical investments.  I take less risks.

What good would it do me to be sad or upset by this?  I mean I understand the intial I just lost a bunch of money madness.  I feel your pain on that, but after the initial cool down I must decide how I am going to process this information.

It's easy to lose sight of this when you click on the TV and that's all they are talking about.

I am a firm believer we need to filter the info that we get.  We need to be aware of the truth but allowing more negativity to come in, sometimes is not the right option.

So let's all take a deep breath and focus on what we can control and not on what we can't.  Let's open ourselves up to new ideas, and close ourselves off of negativity.

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Truth is...

The truth is one of the hardest things for us to hear... Why is that? Because isn't that one of the most sought after things.

The truth may set you free, but only if you believe it and accept it. Acceptance can be very hard sometimes but it doesn't mean you like it.

We build up resistance to the truth and that leads to walls. Walls keep us from enjoying true happiness.

Challenge 3

So, it's another weekend and therefor there has to be another challenge.

This week I figured I would do something that I really needed to do, but was afraid to start.

I decided to keep a daily journal.  Although this blog does contain a lot of my steps this is something that needs to be a little bit more personal.  It's not that I don't want anybody to see it either. 

The difference to me of blogging and writting a journal is this... Journals tend to be more private.  The writings that you do help you reflect upon life.  You write a journal different when nobody is intended to read it.  You don't need to explain as much, or sometimes you go through great lengths explaining... but it might not be easy for somebody else to read (if that makes sense.)

In this journal I have certain daily activites that I must do...

• The first thing I want to do is an activity that's suppose to expose the inner person.  It's called sentence completion... It's very easy.  You start a sentence like this. To be happy I must... Then you make up 6-10 sentences with that begining.  So you are finishing it.  The thing is you can not stop and refelct.  It has to be the first thing that comes to mind.  Now sometimes this can get a little negative, but don't worry about it.  Oh, and you're not allowed to read what you wrote until then end of the week.  I will try to do this twice a day.  Once when I wake up and again before I go to sleep.  Sometimes themes or ideas might repeat themselves, but that's ok.
  
• The next thing I am going to journal daily is something a friend of mine suggested (Crow this one's for you thanks for your wisdom and insight).  Everyday I am going to write three things I am thankful for.  The rule is that they can not repeat.  This is something you can reflect upon a little bit.
  
• Anything else note worthy.

This might not seem like a big challenge. And if you don't think so, I say try it yourself.  It involves discipline.  I am going to have to wake up early everyday to write... and before I go to bed take time out to write some more.  It's a daily thing to.  I mean you'll miss days but the key is to not miss many.

Try it yourself.

Challenge 2: Thai Food

Challenge 1: Poker Tournament

Megan Fox

In a recent Blog I was talking about musicians and actors tend to have low self esteem, that it's perhaps the driving force that leads them to the path of the creativity. 

My Orginal Blog About Actors and Musicans with Low Self Esteem.

Megan fox in a recent addition of Rolling Stones Magizine has said how she has bad self esteem... and then when she was younger "dabbled in cutting".

Megan Fox is one of the hottest celebrities of the day.  She demands attetion in any movie she is in.  And is looking to play "She Hulk" in an up coming movie.

What doesn't she have?  She got looks. Money. An awesome career ahead of her. Does she look like the kind of person that would have self esteem problems? 

HELL NO!!!!

She is the kinda person people dream of being.  But, it's not looks that matter here.  It's how much we respect ourselves.  It's how much we think we are worth, not other people.  Nobody alone can make you have high self esteem.  But growing up, it only takes one person to give you low self esteem.

I try to remember this, when I'm feeling down about my looks.  Nobody likes the way they look.  Not even somebody like Megan Fox.

YouTube Moment...

Ok, this is a little long.... but very good.

Dan Gilbert: Exploring the frontiers of happiness

I would like to start including a weekly YouTube Video that works with us gaining Happiness.  If you have any to recommend please comment or E-mail me with a link.

The Biggest Loser

The Biggest Loser just started Season 8 Tonight, and wow what a show it was.

This is one of the most inspiring shows.  I feel there pain.  It motivates me, in so many ways.  Every time I watch it I wanna jump up and work out.  I even wanna jump up and clean the house, and that takes a lot.  I love the end of the show when you see how much the people that get kicked out have lost.

The trainers (Bob, and Jillian) yell at them, but it's because they know they can do more.  They know they can be more.  Sometimes the person that gives you the hardest time is the one that cares about you the most.  We all need that motivating force in our lives.  But, those are some of the first people we push away.  Because it's uncomfortable. 

Sometimes life is not comfortable.  The journey's that we take that mean anything take devotion.  Devotions is pushing even when it's not comfortable.  Let's reflect about that.

Use your devotion in all the fields that you need to work on. 

One Quote

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Today I leave you with just one quote that I have been thinking about all day.  How true it is.  And how it really explains our nature as people.

As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a  pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives.

Henry David Thoreau

So beautiful in it's simplicity.  So true though.  Our thoughts control us, more than any physical act.  We need to watch what we allow ourselves to think.