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So just having a lot of money does not make you happy. You may think, “Yeah, but I’m different. When I am rich, I’ll be happy!” I am quite sure that this is not the case, so let me try to convince you otherwise. Three things are necessary for your happiness. Without them you CANNOT be happy. (Of course, many smaller factors also affect your level of happiness, and we’ll talk about them, too.) 1. You MUST do what you love. There is no way around this one. If you have to be in a job where you do things that you don’t like, you won’t be happy. It’s logical right? Not like = not happy Many people blind themselves and say, “Well, it’s not so bad; I’m quite happy. I earn a good salary and spend weekends playing tennis, going to the movies, going out with my friends and…” What they are saying is that if they are happy two out of seven days, then they are happy. I am saying that there is a happiness with which you can be happy seven out seven days, and it’s a much deeper and more fulfilling …

However, it is hugely important to live and function without regret. It is not that one wouldn’t change an action in the past, but how else is one to learn? A very wise woman I know, Therese, explained it this way. At any moment in time we can only do what we do. It seems like we could have done otherwise, but at each moment we do what we do with what we’ve got. That means the knowledge, the impulses and desires, the pressures around us from society, the influences from the world and even the stars. Our actions lead us to consequences and the consequences teach us. So, have no regrets - understanding yes, but no regrets. Honor your past. By letting go of the past, now we can bless our future and love our present by focusing on it. Then, of course, we must honor ourselves. Give credit where credit is due. We enter this game of life and ride the hills and valleys, surviving and learning as we go. No one escapes unscathed. But the secret is to keep going. Regrets make us trip over the pr …

Take a bow! This is a wonderful thought. The older one gets the more past there is and the more opportunity there is for regret. However, it is hugely important to live and function without regret. It is not that one wouldn’t change an action in the past, but how else is one to learn? A very wise woman I know, Therese, explained it this way. At any moment in time we can only do what we do. It seems like we could have done otherwise, but at each moment we do what we do with what we’ve got. That means the knowledge, the impulses and desires, the pressures around us from society, the influences from the world and even the stars. Our actions lead us to consequences and the consequences teach us. So, have no regrets - understanding yes, but no regrets. Honor your past. By letting go of the past, now we can bless our future and love our present by focusing on it. Then, of course, we must honor ourselves. Give credit where credit is due. We enter this game of life and ride the hills and vall …