So what have we learned? We’ve learned our ego hurts us by talking to us about our own lives. So we want to avoid thinking about ourselves because it’s unhealthy.
What else have we learned? We’ve learned we feel what we think, we feel good when we think loving thoughts, and compassion for others is an act of love. Nice, we know how to be sick and we know how to be healthy.
So what should we do? Easy: we should turn our attention to the needs of others. That is the way to create more happiness within ourselves. You are a candle. Your light does not grow by holding it within you. It grows by you lighting other candles.
If you saw this woman on the street doing this you’d think she was crazy. Think about that. You think being sad and tense is sane and being open and loving is weird. You really do. It shows how brainwashed we are to be buying things when it turns out what makes us feel good is giving them away. This woman knows that secret, which is why she does all this stuff:
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Light a candle today. Mark them on your calendar. Every day until the end of the month just do one kind thing per day. Just one. We all do that and the world changes. And haven’t you noticed how much generous people enjoy their lives? 😉
Have a great day and weekend everyone. Spread that kindness. Bring mental health and peace of mind upon yourself through your own generosity. Trust me, it’s addictive in the very best way. This is how the Law of Attraction really works:
peace. s
Scott McPherson is an Edmonton-based writer, public speaker, and mindfulness facilitator who works with individuals, companies and non-profit organizations around the world.
A serious childhood brain injury lead Scott to spend his entire life meditating on the concepts of thought, consciousness, reality and identity. It made others as strange to him as he was to them. When he realized people were confused by their own over-thinking, Scott began teaching others to understand reality. He is currently CBC Radio Active’s Wellness Columnist, as well as a writer, speaker and mindfulness instructor based in Edmonton, AB where he still finds it strange to write about himself in the third person.