There Is A Better Way To Do It

Photo by Darrell Gough

Don’t try to do everything. If you do, you will fail. But that doesn’t mean you are bad at everything. That is not what I am saying. You know who you are. You know your strengths and weaknesses. If you want to succeed in your life, my friend, follow your strength. Do not follow what you do not know. Do what you know how to do well. Why? Because there is a better way to do it. And do not forget to ask yourself why something is done that way. Find out the why. Don’t say to yourself, “I can’t do it.” Say to yourself, “Is there a better way to do this thing?” Because when you ask the right question, you will get the right answer. Remember that action is the beginning of success. Don’t be scared to take action. If you don’t take action, you will never move forward in your life. Don’t let fear stop you. Just do what you know how to do well. As I said before, do not try to do everything, but try to do something really well. If you do, success will come to you.

How To Find Joy In Your Everyday Life

Brown Joy Candle Holder
Photo by David Orsborne

“We all need joy, and we can all receive joy in only one way, by adding to the joy of others.”- Eknath Easwaran, Indian author

Stop waiting for joy to come to you. You are going to wait forever. Stop trying to get it by force. It won’t happen. Stop searching. Searching brings no joy to your life. The only way to receive joy is to give joy to other people. They need it. They need it more than you do. You can get whatever you are looking for if you can help other people get what they are looking for. Give out what you are looking for. Don’t search for joy, give joy to other people. Because you have enough joy within you. Just allow your joy to live, to expand, to exist. Everything you are looking for is already within you. You have it within you. Just allow yourself to live your life. Just allow yourself to give joy to other people. Joy is not what you search for; it is what you give. Just live your life. When you focus on what you already have, joy will come to you. When you celebrate your life, joy will come to you. When you know who you are, joy will come to you. When you know you already have enough joy in your heart, joy will come to you. Remember, you won’t receive what you are not willing to give to other people. So if you want to receive joy from other people, you must first give joy to others.