Back in the day, and I mean wayyyy back in the day when we're all little children of 6 and 7, we had dreams and aspirations of being really big things. I want to be an astronaut, I want to be president, I want to be a movie star... When you get a little older you still aim high but you're more practical. I want to be brain surgeon, I want to be an architect or designer, I want to be a hotshot lawyer. A lot of those dreams come true, the really big ones and the more practical ones. We sit there and imagine our futures, no child didn't want lots of money, fancy cars, big house with a pool in the back.
Stop today and you take stock of your life. Look around you. It nothing like what you had imagined or what you had in mind. Some of you might be disappointed, some of you might be overwhelmed, some might be stunned or shocked. I'm in awe. I never could have seen me in this light. I'd never have imagined that I'd be where I am and doing what I'm doing, living how I'm living. I never pictured this. How many of you, truly thought you'd be where you are today, doing what you're doing, living how you're living? Is it the job you'd wanted? Is it the career you'd chosen? Are you with the person you'd imagined? Are you in the country where you wanted to be?
I don't know how my life got to be the way its today, most people wont be able to look back and say, that's the definitive moment where my life changed direction from what I wanted to what I have now. But the big question is, how many are truly happy? If you're not happy, could it be because you're so attached to that dream in your head that you don't appreciate what you have now? Are you stuck in what might have been to enjoy what is? Are you missing out on what you have today? What if one day you open your eyes and what you have now is gone?
Pray that one day you open your eyes and you can see. You can see what you hadn't seen before. You can let go of your past dreams and learn to create new ones that you can work for while being happy with what you have. A large part of being happy is being content with what you have. I'm not saying don't have dreams and ambitions, but be grateful for what you have in hand before you go for better, because you never know when it may all be gone.
In an instant your life can change, for better or for worse. I know my life did, I didn't even realize when it happened. I'm blessed, my life changed and I woke up seeing my life, seeing what I had, the people in it, my family, my friends. I felt God come back into my life. My life has changed, if you called it a miracle you wouldn't be far off. I was very fortunate and I hope others are too. I'm just scared for those out there who are missing out on what they have because they are thinking about what they want to have.
You may think that I'm a nut or talking nonsense or being all preachy about how to think and live life. But I can tell you this, I'm truly happy.
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I think this entry draws back to your point about expectations and how we shouldn't have them. But life is suppose to be full of surprises (good and bad) cause that's what makes it interesting.
For me the secret of happiness is having a peace of mind. I learned that to be truly happy, you need to live completely in the present and appreciate every living moment to the fullest. You do that by looking positively at your past and learn from your experiences, set a plan for your future, but still live in the present. Many people have miserable lives because they live in the past or in the future, rather than the actual present.
Also, taking the pressure off your back by believing in the caring and merciful God that will always help you when you need him helps us be happy.
Khaled
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