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Abundance

A Quick Fix For a Hectic Life: Simple Ways to Be Successful And Stay Happy

[success]The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain. ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow[/success] Do you struggle with a hectic life? Playing it by ear and hoping it’ll all come together? You’re not alone. I totally get it. But life won’t work out as well as it could without a little input from you. So where to start? There’s so much information on being happier, being more successful, finding inner peace, living in simplicity or mindfulness that our eyes glaze over before we actually find something that works in real life, in your life. We need something to put into practice without needing another new skill set to add to our already full and hectic life. We need simple, yet quick fixes. And yes, it is possible to find them! 1. Honour your dreams You were born to be amazing, to dream great things and nurture and cherish them…

Habits

6 Zen-like Habits To Inspire Success and Contentment

By Elle Sommer

“Learning to let go should be learned before learning to get. Life should be touched, not strangled. You’ve got to relax, let it happen at times, and at others move forward with it. ~ Ray Bradbury” Very little separates the highly successful and contented people from the average. Every day you’re called upon to make lots of decisions. What you’ll use your time for, where you’ll focus your energies, what’s important to you, who you’ll spend time with, even to the simplest things like what to wear. There’s nothing more important to the success and contentment of your life than these little daily decisions. They are the makers and builders of your life, the creators of your future. Here’s some zen-like quotes to help make decisions that inspire your success and contentment. 1. It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes…

Change

6 Little Things You Can Do To Make The Most Of Yourself

By Elle Sommer

[success]There are some things you don’t have to know how it works – only that it works. While some people are studying the roots, others are picking the fruit. It just depends on which end of this you want to get in on. ~ Jim Rohn [/success] Don’t simply accept what’s happening in your life today. Not the problems, not your job, not your current income, not your present love life. It doesn’t matter where you are right, now. It doesn’t matter that things aren’t turning out as you planned. It doesn’t matter what the economy is like, what your partner or boss or friends say. Doesn’t matter that you’re lacking in support or love, money or education. Whatever your history, every minute, every day from now on depends entirely on what you do going forward. It’s time to make the most of yourself. 1. No limits How about focussing on possibilities…

Beliefs

7 Ideas For A More Dazzling Trouble Free Life

By Elle Sommer

[success]The big challenge is to become all that you have the possibility of becoming. You cannot believe what it does to the human spirit to maximize your human potential and stretch yourself to the limit. ~ Jim Rohn[/success] The whole point of life is to live the way you want to. Not to be overly concerned with fitting in. Not to try to be what other people think you should be. And most certainly not to allow your current experiences to sway you from following your heart. You want a brighter tomorrow, to live free of pressure, to be in control of your own life, to be unafraid. And living a trouble free live would be a huge bonus. Yet we can’t live the way we want to whilst we are: Slaves to outer circumstance Too often we let outer circumstances determine our thoughts and if we keep on thinking…

Change

Are Your Spiritual And Life Practices Vices Or Virtues?

By Elle Sommer

[success]Most of what we say and do is not essential. If you can eliminate it, you’ll have more time, and more tranquillity. Ask yourself at every moment, is this necessary? ~ Marcus Aurelius [/success] When we first begin to grasp that the life we lead is all our own work, we might panic. Gulp, now I’m in charge. Heck, what comes next? Or we might turn into overnight dictators…follow me folks, this is the way to love and enlightenment. And then there’s that other route…the one that leads to overwhelm and a dispirited soul. Probably more vice than virtue here. We devour books and learn new practices, we attend every spiritual class within easy access and many that aren’t so easily accessed. Think retreats in Peru…lovely…but a long way to travel for most of us. We want to experience it all, preferable in one gigantic mouthful. Swallowing life and spiritual food as quickly…