You Can Create
Most of us want a great life, but have you ever really considered what constitutes a great life?
Think of life as a recipe for a moment.
What ingredients would you need to include in your recipe to achieve a luscious blend that would lead to an outrageous life experience? And what distinguishes a great life from a mediocre life?
The answer might surprise you.
It’s not about struggling and working really hard.
A great life is comprised of a series of great moments. Learn to create great moments and your life will feel great.
Just as our lives are comprised of our moments, great relationships are developed by experiencing a series of awesome relational moments.
Sometimes, though, in our strong desire to have a great life or relationship we lose touch with the power inherent in the moment – and thus our ability to create a life or relationship that feels good and fulfilling. We miss our opportunity, moment by moment.
Eckhart Tolle and many others write about the importance of being present in the moment. After all, this is where our life takes place.
I remember years ago attending an event and wishing there was someone with me, somehow fantasizing that I would have a better time. As I noticed myself thinking along these lines I stopped myself. Recognizing that I was missing out on this moment as it was – and knowing it would never be again – I decided to seize the moment. As my perspective shifted, an opening was created and I enjoyed myself immensely. I became available to interact with my environment and others, and had a great time.
So, creating a great life and relationships is a matter of seizing the moment and participating in it, rather than fantasizing about how great it will all be when the “right” person or thing comes along to make us happy.
Stay around and we will explore a closely related topic: Happiness is created from the inside out!
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Your words are beautiful. They are right in the world, especially now. This is an achievement! And for me to love it, you overcame skepticism. I confess, I cringe when passing the self-help aisle. I keep clicking past any web sight yoked to search criteria such as improve this about you or that about you. So reading a best body or relationship anything is not something that would typically give me pause. But what you wrote is not the same old wisdom re-packaged with new names. Can’t wait for what’s next.
Thanks Heather. I’m glad you enjoyed the post and didn’t cringe or click on by.
Looking forward to hearing from you again.
Warm regards,
Lauren