How can we maintain peace of mind in today's fast-paced world without
falling behind or getting run over by the crowd?
Here are some ideas:
Settng priorities and goals is a key to success.
Without meaningful goals, we
will never be truly successful in life, no matter how much money we earn
or how great a name we make for ourselves. Success starts in the
heart. When priorities and motives are right, we are halfway to where we
want to be.
Let us not allow little inconveniences sap
our inspiration and strength. There will always be deadlines, pressures
and work, so let's slow down, take time to rest and relax.
We must stop everything periodically and connect with the source (God), to
get recharged, or we will run out of power. Better to take regular rest
than to risk a breakdown.
After creating the universe, God rested from His labor, and He tells us
to do the same. Let's not get caught in the materialism trap. Material
things may temporarily satisfy the body, but only God's love can truly
satisfy the spirit. The truest wealth is measured in the things that
money can’t buy. Some people own things, and some people’s things own
them. Material success will only last till the day we die; but love
lasts forever.
Let's make people our priority, and the best things in life will come to
us. Starting the day with love would carry us through the day. We could reduce
stress and friction which are the two arch enemies of happiness by
considering the preferences, needs, personalities, and limitations of
others.
We could stay positive and cheerful by looking for the good in every
situation. Success starts with a right attitude. Let's train our mind to
look beyond obstacles, disappointments, setbacks, and even failures.
A smile is the lighting system of the face and the heating system of the
heart. Laughter releases us physically and refreshes us mentally and
emotionally by putting our problems in perspective.
By giving our cares and problems to God we can see the big picture more
clearly. God can give us solutions that could make problems that loom as
large as mountains, melt away. Jesus is inviting us to come to Him and
He will give us rest. (Matthew 11:28-30).
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. It’s better to stay
healthy than to have to be healed. The best way to prevent illness is to
obey God's natural laws: Live right, eat right, work right, play right,
rest right, love right, and maintain right relationship with others and with Him. God made every good thing for us to enjoy in
moderation. What we take in mentally and spiritually is as important to
our overall well-being as what we eat.
The highest reward for a man's toil is
not what he gets for it, but what he becomes by it.---John Ruskin
Should
you encounter a problem along your way, change your direction, but not
your destination. |