Hi Everyone,
I got this in my email box today and how true it is. Just thought I would share it.
We all think we are happy if we have all the materialistic things in life, when in actual fact we need to be happy in our hearts first and then no matter where you live and what you have you will always be happy.
Cheers
Rhonda


What will it take for you to be happy?

Benjamin Franklin pointed out that, "The U.S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up to it yourself."

A lot of us pin our happiness to external factors...if only we had more money...or a better house...or whatever your latest "want" is, but our happiness has been...and always will be... right inside ourselves. That concept is liberating because it finally puts us in charge of our own happiness.

An excerpt from The Road to Happiness ~ by Mac Anderson and BJ Gallagher

When I travel on business, I like to talk to the taxi drivers who take me from the airport to my hotel, or to a convention center, or to a restaurant. Taxi drivers are often immigrants with interesting personal histories and unusual cultural backgrounds. I ask them how long they've been in America, how they chose which city to live in, and what they like best about where they live. Of course, I also ask them for advice on good local restaurants and any special attractions they'd recommend to a visitor. I've had some great experiences on my travels, thanks to the advice of taxi drivers!

On one trip about ten years ago, I was making conversation with the taxi driver, asking him my usual questions about how he came to live where he lived. Then I asked him a hypothetical question: "If you could live anywhere in the world-and if money was no object-where would you live?"

Without hesitating even for a second, he replied, "I live in my heart. So it really doesn't matter where my body lives. If I am happy inside, then I live in paradise, no matter where my residence is."

I felt humbled and a little foolish for my question. Of course he was right-happiness is an inside job. He had reminded me of something I already knew, but had forgotten. If you can't find happiness inside yourself, you'll never find it in the outside world, no matter where you move. Wherever you go, there you are. You take yourself with you.

I am grateful for the wisdom of that taxi driver. And I'm grateful for all the wisdom others have shared with me about how to be happy. :)

Peru here we come

Hello One and all,
You've seen my post about when we went to Fiji for a conference for our home based business, well I'm here to tell you we are of again, in May, to another conference only this time we are gong to Machu Picchu, Peru, for a five day conference, and are looking forward to seeing all the people we met in Fiji and rekindling our friendship with them and making new friendships with some new people as well.
We are very excited about our up and coming adventure and are looking forward to what is in store for us because we know it will be an amazing event right down to the last little detail.
We also know there will an extraordinary line up of guest speakers, not to mention the challenges they have planed for us to reach our full potential.
I will be sure to keep you posted when we have more details, dates etc.
So till then take care and thank you for visiting my blog.
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