9 of 30 Things to Stop Doing To Yourself and Start Doing For Yourself

Stop trying to buy happiness. – Many of the things we desire are expensive.  But the truth is, the things that really satisfy us are totally free – love, laughter and working on our passions.


It's even harder these days to keep up with the "Jones es".  Do you feel you have to make more, have more, buy more to feel happy?  You know the saying you can't take it with you and your money won't be at your bedside when you are dying?  How many people do you know that were devastated over the past few years and may have lost all their expensive, big houses.  Some have recovered only to find that all that stuff is not the key to happiness, but the love of the family and friends when the tragedy occurred was more important.  WM of PBC


Start enjoying the things you already have. – The problem with many of us is that we think we’ll be happy when we reach a certain level in life – a level we see others operating at – your boss with her corner office, that friend of a friend who owns a mansion on the beach, etc.  Unfortunately, it takes awhile before you get there, and when you get there you’ll likely have a new destination in mind.  You’ll end up spending your whole life working toward something new without ever stopping to enjoy the things you have now.  So take a quiet moment every morning when you first awake to appreciate where you are and what you already have.


It's great to dream, but don't put off living in the now and enjoying what you have and who you have in your life.  Don't always think that what is just out of reach is so much better than what you have now or you will never appreciate where you have been or what is happening today.  WM of PBC