One of the major challenges people face in life is to find peace and happiness. This becomes a quandary for many because the object of our earth life is to learn how to be happy and no one can be happy without a peace of mind. Humanity's search for happiness has led to all sorts of activities and events in the history of man. This effort has led to wars, strife and evil.
In their futile effort to be happy, people have mortgaged their freedom and conscience in mindless aggrandizement, sensuous living, disease, pain and sorrow. Instead of achieving their goal, those so deluded have achieved the exact opposite of what it is they sought.
The question that has remained without satisfactory answer is whether it is possible for man to find peace and happiness here on earth. Many have concluded that it is not possible. Others have decided to consign themselves and their fellow men into the pursuit of a utopian paradise where there is no sorrow and pain. In those days, people have been asked by their religious leaders to pay for salvation. Remember when people purchased indulgences. Today, they are still being asked to do the same in rather more subtle ways.
In all of this quagmire, is it possible for man to attain peace and happiness on this earth? Is there anything that could be done in this wise? The answer to both questions are capital YES. Here a few tips on how you can cultivate peace and happiness mental attitude. This would greatly improve your opportunity to find peace and happiness here on earth, acquire the skill required to find peace in the world to come:
• Fill your mind with thoughts of peace, courage, health and hope: People often wish positive but think negative. As a man thinks in his own heart, so is he. If you, therefore, fill your mind with thoughts of peace, courage, health and hope, you will find yourself attracting such attributes and possibilities into your own life and in the community around you.
• Never try to get even with your enemies: You have probably heard the statement I will never forgive you. Those who hold grudge whether with good or bad reason suffer more than those whom they hold the grudge against. Most of the time, those you grudge do not and may never know that you have such a burden. You would be in a better frame of mind for peace and happiness if you would forget settling scores. Settling one score may lead to ten others.
• Expect ingratitude: Ingratitude is a grievous sin. It is a major bane of man. Man is even ungrateful to God who gave him life and have either questioned why he is in the circumstances he is at today if God claims to love him. Yet life remains a gift that no other on earth is greater. Eternal life promised those who live according the laws of eternal life is the greatest gift of God to man. Even as a mad or suffering man may never want to take his own life or allow others to do it for him, he is still ungrateful for the opportunity. Some even take their own lives as mark of their ingratitude. If man would treat his creator in this manner, who do you think you are to expect him to be grateful for what you have done for him? Forget it. If you do not expect gratitude from people, you would not ever be disappointed for not getting it and you have a chance to spend more of your days in a positive mental attitude than otherwise.
• Count your blessings - not your troubles: We spend most of the time lamenting about our troubles that we care not about the much we have received. The holy writ invite all to count their blessings and name them one by one with a promise to be surprised about the great things the Lord has done in their lives. It also stands to reason that if you count your blessings, your heart would grow tender with such emotions as gratitude and sweet feelings of peace and happiness. Counting your troubles would produce the exact opposite of peace and happiness.
• Do not imitate others: An imitation can never be the right thing. It would always be the wrong thing. If you are always getting the wrong result in your life, you cannot be at peace with yourself and could not be happy. Why not then, you spend your time and energy to be your very best self than being someone else second best. A second-class citizen status cannot promote your peace and happiness.
• Try to profit from your losses: Failure is actually one of the steps on the ladder of success. The right attitude to failure or loss should be to find what is in it for you. There is always a positive aspect, a light in the tunnel and an opportunity in adversity. Look for ways to grow from your experiences instead of being damned.
• Create happiness for others: Though this coming at the end of this piece, it is actually the greatest way to develop the mental attitude for peace and happiness. Service to others has been known to create the greatest benefit for all those who serve. Through service, you profit personally in material and psychological terms. Through service, you gain leadership and control of other people. In addition, a natural law that stipulates that the more you give, the more you get. If, therefore, you were able to create happiness for others, you would automatically get MORE happiness.
Think about it.
Francis Nmeribe helps people who desire a joyful relationship in their dating, courtship and marriage relationships. He is the author of numerous great relationship and personal development articles and books including - "Foundation For Joyful Relationships", "Wrong Reasons For Getting Married", "Growing From Your Experiences", "Action Quotes". If you need help with your dating, courtship and marriage relationships, contact Francis Nmeribe at http://www.successpublishers.com.ng. Subscribe to the RSS Feeds and get a free copy of the Ebook version of "Wrong Reasons For Getting Married". Read more free relationship articles on my blog http://marryright.wordpress.com. Email: Francis19561@hotmail.com
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