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Chapter 11

Happiness Lists

This chapter, and the following chapter, are about the future, your future.

Goals. This overused, at times trite, little word can change your entire life. But it must be accompanied with the principles of love, honesty, purity of motives, and unselfishness that were discussed in great detail in the preceding chapters. Goals give people the drive to propel them through hard times. When a person has a goal that they are passionate about, the internal fire of the soul and emotions will propel that person through any obstacles that life throws at them. Nothing in the physical world can stop a person's spirit, especially if they are driven to succeed.

In a life with no destination or goals, a person will usually end up in a place he or she does not want to be. These people are perpetual victims of fate. By making no decision of where their lives are going, they have chosen to be randomly directed by the winds of circumstance. People in this position always complain that bad things happen to them. They are constantly pushed into circumstances that they are unprepared for. Many times their reactions become just as chaotic as the situations that they find themselves in, making matters worse. It is important to remember that bad things happen to people who refuse to plan for good things.

A worthy goal can be summed up in this one statement: It is any goal that harms no one and helps bring happiness or positive emotion to anyone touched by the goal, or those touched by the process of attaining the goal.

In the following pages you will begin making a few different happiness lists. These lists will describe all the different things that can, and do, make you happy. Each category will cover different areas of your life. Your happiness lists should be exciting. Most people live in guilt whenever they allow themselves to feel happy.

First, you need to imagine what would make you happy if you had unlimited money, unlimited time, and unlimited resources available to you. This unlimited view is important; it begins to dismantle the preconceived negative view that we cannot have what we want in life. Once again we go to the extreme.

Here are some examples. Take a look. After you read the following examples, you will then be given time to answer the chapter questions. After the chapter questions are complete, you can then write your own happiness lists on the pages provided. Once the questions and happiness lists are completed and reviewed, the next chapter will show you how to convert these lists into actual goals.

Spiritual:

  1. My first priority must be to God and the people I will be helping today and in the future. With this course of action as my spiritual foundation for happiness, the rest of my goals will be attained. I understand that God is inside of me and every person I meet, and that I must treat everyone as the most important person in the world. (This item came from the suggestion earlier in the chapter. It is the first item, as all your happiness is dependent on this one being true in your life.)
  2. I want to have faith in God and the Laws He created.
  3. I want to be consistent in my religious life. Attend church regularly, etc.
  4. I want to teach my children how to be happy, through my example. So far I have taught them how to be unhappy and temperamental...

Material:

  1. I want a four bedroom house, with a back deck and pool for the kids. I want at least ten acres in the country.
  2. I want a 1978 Corvette convertible, and a...

Emotional:

  1. I want a husband/wife that is there when I need him/her.
  2. I want to know how to communicate with my spouse without yelling or getting hysterical which causes the communication breakdown.
  3. I do not want to be afraid to be assertive when I am upset or hurt, but I also do not want to be overbearing and resentful and...

Sexual:

  1. I want to be ok with my sexuality, and not be so fearful of what my partner thinks about me.
  2. I do not want to be pressured for sex all the time, and I want to be able to communicate this without hurting my partner.
  3. I want to fulfill my partner without resentment...

Financial:

  1. I want to be credit card debt free within the next two years.
  2. I want to have at least $500,000 in retirement by the age of 55.
  3. I want to be able to go on exotic vacations at least once per year with lots of spending cash when we go...

Career:

  1. I want to leave my current job, I feel dead inside when I am there.
  2. I want to have a job I love, and that inspires me through even tough times.
  3. I want to be an entrepreneur, and have the courage to go out and make it on my own.
  4. I want to understand how investments and money works in general...

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