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Your Blissful Life: The Struggle Within
For years, it seemed as though happiness, true happiness or as I call it blissfulness, deep within myself that I had been struggling to grasp, was out of reach. You see, the more focused and the harder I tried to define and catch this bliss, the further it seemed to move away from me. Does this sound familiar to you? Perhaps I just described yourself or someone you know, a brother, sister, mother, father, significant other or friend of yours. The place your or they are currently in is a very lonely and frustrating place. Typically, these people are struggling to define exactly what it is they want in their life that will provide them bliss. So what is the difference between being happy and being blissful? Happiness is when you go through life not quite living life to its fullest. For some reason, you feel that certain parts of your life should be, could be, better but aren’t sure why. There seems to be something missing but you’re not sure what that something is. Blissful means that you love life, every second of every day, living in the moment and loving each one for exactly what it is. You live for each moment embracing all the beauty that it brings and are exactly where you want to be. I wrote this book to share with you the process I used to discover bliss and maintain bliss in my life. Deep within all of us lies the desire for blissfulness. The main reason people are struggling to find bliss is because there hasn’t been a tool to assist them in their discovery. That may have been true, until now! This book sends you on your way to discovering your own true, true happiness or as I refer to it—Your Blissful Life. At the conclusion of each chapter, you will find a series of questions that allow you to focus on yourself during your journey toward your blissful life. Enjoy your discovery!! The Struggle Within Ah, the struggle. Certainly, at one time or another, we have all experienced “the struggle.” Regardless of age, race, sex, religion or socio-economic status, we have all experienced it. We are torn. It may appear at times that others have never struggled with anything or are moving on with their lives. Sooner or later they soon realize is that they are merely spinning in place, going nowhere. They will not move forward until they too recognize, accept, and deal with the struggle they are dealing the struggle is unique to each individual. Sooner or later, it affects everyone in one form or another. Dealing with the struggle takes more than just simply thought and action. If it were simple, you wouldn’t need this book. But it isn’t! The struggle is a very complex thing, just like you are a very complex person. You have many different facets of yourself and the struggle can rear its head in any single part or between the various parts the uniquely define you.. This struggle is rocking you to the core of whom and what you are.. So, what exactly is a part of your life? A “part” is the name given to the various components of your life. These components can be either internal or external. Some examples of a external parts are your significant other, your career, your friends, and your family. Some examples of your internal parts are your spiritual self, your self-confidence, your ego, your self-direction (your master plan for your life), your religious self, or even your internal way of thinking. You know that little voice in the back of your head that is always tossing gloom and doom in to your thoughts. It is that voice inside of your head that is telling you right now that you cannot have a blissful life. This inner voice is part of your sub-conscious mind. It is a result of years of learning and experiencing less than useful patterns for you. What is your sub-conscious mind? It is that part of your brain that allows you to breathe without having to think about it. Your diaphragm moves up and down, forcing air into and out of your lungs. Your breathing is an “auto-pilot” type of function—one that your mind does not have to focus on to control. Your mind is also on auto-pilot when doing common tasks such as placing a key into a door lock. Rarely, if ever, do you have to tell yourself how to put the key in the lock, you just do it. These functions are all controlled b your sub-conscious mind. It permits you to do things without having to think about doing them. You are made up of a large number of parts. By this I mean that you today you may define a certain number of parts and then realize more as you continue to grow and learn. Parts may also be either in your conscious or sub-conscious mind. So, to what part of us can the struggle attach itself? It can attach itself to any part, and for some, all parts! If attached to every part, the struggle can become overwhelming. Some people view their lives as being a series of or never ending struggle! They will forever remain exactly where they are until they recognize and deal with the struggle that has engulfed their lives. They will expend all of their energies simply to remain exactly where they are at right now, struggling to keep their heads above water! The most amazing thing about parts is that they are all unique and, most importantly, they are you! You are the one who defines your parts and what they mean to your life. The emotions that we feel are a direct result of how we perceive our parts. Emotions are our deepest feelings. Often times, people first begin to realize their struggle when the emotions we have tied to each part of ourselves start to conflict with one another. The struggle is unique for each everyone. We all experience different levels of conflict, emotions and behaviors. The struggle becomes most intense when you experience it in multiple parts of yourself at one time. The more parts affected, the more intense the struggle. WOW! It is no wonder, then, that this is so overwhelming and why you are reading this book for assistance in overcoming it. How do you know if you are having the struggle? You are having the struggle if you feel torn between any two parts of yourself. You can recognize this by the indicators everyone has, our emotions and thoughts. Our thoughts and emotions are our indicators of how we feel about our parts. In every instance, you are the sole person involved. The struggle is an internal battle, though external forces may influence it. If you are not at complete and total peace with yourself, you are, in some way, dealing with the struggle. Here is an example: When I was young, I did not know anything about the struggle. However, I felt that I was different in many ways than my friends and family. I was not sure how or why, but I knew I was different. I did not concern myself with whether or not this difference was right, wrong, good or bad; I just knew what I felt and knew it made me different—unique. Years later, during the height of my professional career, I was experiencing much success as co- owner of an information technology company. We had started the organization from the ground up and had received many awards. These awards ranged from community involvement to customer satisfaction and recognition as one of the fastest growing organizations in northeast Ohio. As I stood in my office one day it hit me. The feelings from my youth came racing back to the forefront of my mind—from sub-conscious to conscious. Despite the success I was experiencing and the many awards we had won, something was still missing for me. Again, I felt different. I should have been ecstatic, but something was not quite right. Though I was not sure what it was or how to discover it, I was certainly “struggling” with it. My struggle and, ultimately, my journey, have led me through much research, learning and discovering my “blissful life”. Additionally, it led to writing this book to assist you in recognizing, accepting and deciding to move on your struggle. What is your struggle? You must be honest with yourself. The journey you are about to embark upon is purely for yourself. It is okay to focus on yourself. Most of us spend most of our time focused on others. This is how we were raised and what we learned from society, but finally, here is the opportunity to focus on yourself to discover and define “your blissful life.” Once discovered, your blissful life will impact every part of you, enabling you to live the life you desire! List all of your parts that are important to you. Which part or parts create a struggle for you? Are any parts connected to one another? Which part or parts of yourself create a struggle for you? Can you identify one struggle? Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com |
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