Contrary to popular belief, happiness is not a destination. Happiness is not someplace in which to arrive, rather, it’s the story of your journey to anything that makes you smile, inspires you, or motivates you to keep moving. In fact, you may not even be aware of the incredible trip you’ve been on for so long! Consider the places you’ve been, your struggles, your defeats, your triumphs – consider everything that brought you to where you are now. It’s a pretty good story isn’t it?
So let’s take a look at some powerful questions. Instead of looking at the goals you haven’t hit, or the achievements you haven’t managed to attain just yet, start looking back at what you did, what you learned along the way, and how it brought you to where you are now. Instead of feeling a sense of disappointment or discouragement from unfulfilled desires, and asking yourself, “What’s wrong with me?” Instead, ask yourself “What’s right with me? What are my greatest qualities? Who has had the greatest impact on my life so far? How have I impacted someone else’s life in a great way?”
One great way to get into the groove of appreciating you own power is to take stock of yourself. You’ve heard me say this before, but it’s too important to only share just once! Make an inventory list of all the strengths you feel you possess. BETTER YET, head over to viastrengths.org and take the Values in Action – Inventory of Strengths assessment, and see a ranked inventory of your strengths right away! It’s completely free, and pretty enlightening!
Now that you’ve taken stock of your strengths, you’ve become aware of your power. Step Two is to make note of their impact in your life. What triumphs have you experienced using your strengths? Recall an instance in which your greatest strength made an impact on your life or the lives of others.
See, the secret to happiness isn’t about working hard to cross the threshold into ‘the good life’ – rather, it’s becoming aware of the events, people, places, and feelings you’re grateful for in your life, and how they’ve made an impact. Check out my post on The Gratitude Journal Review to learn more about getting into the attitude of gratitude, and getting more aware!
Peace, Love, and a million successes to you all!
Blake
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