There are three essential ingredients to happiness
If you want to uncover the secrete to living happily forever after there are three main essential ingredients ; They are, Something to do, Someone to love and Something to hope for. When we have all three ingredients in our lives we will experience joy and happiness beyond words.
Let's talk about them one at a time. When we have something meaningful to do, we feel good about ourselves, it makes life worth living, everyday is a joy and a pleasure, our life has real significance and purpose, it makes getting out of bed in the morning a pleasure. We have something to look forward to, something that excites us, and fills our lives with hope, it fill us with passion, it makes us feel needed and valued, we get greater satisfaction and fulfillment out of life.
One day when John F Kennedy was visiting the NASA space center, he saw a janitor sweeping the floor and he asked; What are you doing? The janitor said well Mr. president, I'm helping to put a man on the moon.
The janitor didn't see himself as just someone cleaning floors or someone who was earning a pay check, instead he saw himself as someone who was doing his part, no matter how small of a part it was, he was making a tiny contribution to help to put a man on the moon. Ask yourself; How do you see your life, and the contributions that you are making? What you do with your life, no matter how small or insignificant it might seem makes a difference and contributes to the bigger picture.
There are many inspirational quotes that shows the importance and the value of having something meaning to do in our life. " Your life and how it turns out, is the result of the choices you have made, so if you don't like your life, then it's time to make better choices."
" Life is like taking a picture with a camera, focus on what you want, and if it doesn't turn out the way you want, start over and take another snap shot." " Infuse your life with action, don't wait for it to happen, make it happen." " What we do for ourselves dies with us, what we do for others remains even after we are gone." " Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground."
" Life is short, time does not wait for anyone, there will never be a perfect time to pursue your dreams, so there is no better time to start than right now." "The purpose of life is not to be happy, but to be useful, to be compassionate, to have made a difference knowing that you lived and that you lived well. Happiness is a by product of the things we do with our lives and the way we live." " Your life's story is what you will leave the world, so make sure that it's interesting and inspiring."
Imagine if everyday, someone were to credit your bank account with 86,400 dollars, but the balance of what you didn't spend never carries over to the next day. So if you don't spend it all that day, you lose whatever is left over? What would you do? Would you withdraw every penny of it everyday and spend it while you can?
We all have such an account, it's called time. Every morning we are given and credited with 86,400 seconds, we either use it or we lose it, the clock is ticking, time is running out. Remember, the two most important days in your life are the day you were born, and the day you figure out the reason why. If you want to make your life meaningful, start by trying to make someone else's life meaningful.
You don't have anything to prove to anyone, you don't need to brag about your accomplishments, work hard in silence and let your success make all the noise. Work hard to become a better version of yourself , because the next level and stage in your life will demand a newer, a more improved and a better you. Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action. This is your moment, you've let your excuses hold you back long enough, today take steps to accomplish what's in your heart. Dreams don't have an expiration date.
