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If you haven't been able to find a lot of happiness in your life, maybe you're looking in the incorrect place. Our level of happiness is based on our thoughts and our thoughts are a reflection of what's in our minds. We can start the quest for happiness by separating our memories into three separate chests.
The Treasure Chest of the mind is where we put our most cherished memories. We open this chest when looking for happiness, comfort and contentment.
The Hope Chest of our mind is for our goals and dreams of tomorrow. As each is fulfilled it is then moved to our Treasure Chest.
The Dumpster Chest of the mind is for letting go of the hurts and trash of yesterday. Once in this chest they are dumped, to be forever let go. Once these memories are put in the Dumpster Chest you should never go digging them out.
Our thoughts are a reflection on who we are. Happy individuals have happy thoughts. That doesn't mean that the happy person never has an miserable thought, it means the happy person knows how to move these miserable thoughts into the Dumpster Chest and then move on.
If somebody speaks to you and is not pleasant or somebody acts and is not nice to you, it is not a reflection of you but a reflection of them. Do you think they are happy? What is in their Treasure Chest or Hope Chest that should have been put in their Dumpster Chest? How sad for them, but don't let it affect you.
If you want to be happy, take the time to sit and think about your thoughts. Put the worthy ones in your Treasure Chest or Hope Chest and the inferior ones in your Dumpster Chest. Focus only on your Treasure Chest and Hope Chest for they are now full of the jewels of hope and joy.
Happy individuals spend their effort adding to their Treasure and Hope chests while miserable individuals spend their time sorting through the dumpster. If you are serious about finding happiness, it's time to leave the trash behind and become a treasure hunter.
The Treasure Chest of the mind is where we put our most cherished memories. We open this chest when looking for happiness, comfort and contentment.
The Hope Chest of our mind is for our goals and dreams of tomorrow. As each is fulfilled it is then moved to our Treasure Chest.
The Dumpster Chest of the mind is for letting go of the hurts and trash of yesterday. Once in this chest they are dumped, to be forever let go. Once these memories are put in the Dumpster Chest you should never go digging them out.
Our thoughts are a reflection on who we are. Happy individuals have happy thoughts. That doesn't mean that the happy person never has an miserable thought, it means the happy person knows how to move these miserable thoughts into the Dumpster Chest and then move on.
If somebody speaks to you and is not pleasant or somebody acts and is not nice to you, it is not a reflection of you but a reflection of them. Do you think they are happy? What is in their Treasure Chest or Hope Chest that should have been put in their Dumpster Chest? How sad for them, but don't let it affect you.
If you want to be happy, take the time to sit and think about your thoughts. Put the worthy ones in your Treasure Chest or Hope Chest and the inferior ones in your Dumpster Chest. Focus only on your Treasure Chest and Hope Chest for they are now full of the jewels of hope and joy.
Happy individuals spend their effort adding to their Treasure and Hope chests while miserable individuals spend their time sorting through the dumpster. If you are serious about finding happiness, it's time to leave the trash behind and become a treasure hunter.
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Gary Mosher is co-author of the award-winning Buddha in the Boardroom?, the book that shows you how to excel in today's chaotic and stressful workplace environment. Read the first chapter for FREE at Bodhi Tree Publishing, LLC
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