“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” – Carl Jung
A happy life is a life with purpose and meaning. If you had in your possession every penny on earth, and all the material possessions you desire, it would still give you no guarantees of happiness, and certainly no meaning.
Money or possessions will not give your life purpose and meaning – but meaning does
With purpose and meaning in your life you can face the inevitable challenges of life without fear… With purpose and meaning in your life you can let go of the past, because there is always a brighter to work toward, to believe in… tomorrow.
Purpose and meaning give you reason to get up in the morning… enthusiasm to go about your day, purpose and meaning for living. Kindle a light in the darkness of your being. Discover who you are, develop a life of meaning and purpose, and accept every inevitable challenge that comes your way.
Whatever happens in your life is not reality, but rather your interpretation of reality.
On one of your best days, a challenge appears, and you deal with it, with presence, with confidence, with competence… Then, the challenge disappears, perhaps even turns into a blessing… a new understanding.
On one of your worst days, the same challenge appears, you react angrily, unconsciously, the challenge turns into a bigger issue, a larger problem and consequently affects your life and others in a much bigger, not so pleasant way.
It was the same challenge and it depends how you look at it.
“The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest of things without it.” – Carl Jung