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The Best Thing to Cultivate
Enjoyment can become a habit. Some of us only have the habit of suffering. Others among us have cultivated the habit of smiling and being happy. The capacity of being happy is the best thing we can cultivate.
Thich Nhat Hanh: Buddha Mind, Buddha Body
Our habits rule our lives. Whether it comes to what and how we eat, if and how we do sports, or what state our minds are in. What we do again and again shapes us and turns us into healthy and happy persons – or not.
Most of us concentrate on our physical habits. With a lot of zeal we cultivate healthy bodies by following more or less strict diets, and by doing some kind of exercise to compensate our sedentary (work) lives.
That’s all good and fine, but what about our minds?
Our minds rule our lives. If we wake up every morning with the firm resolution to be happy, and remind ourselves all along the day to smile and look at things positively we’ll become happier persons. We will feel good about our lives, about the people around us and we will probably even spread that feeling to others.
Let’s work on it together, let’s make ours a Happier World :-)
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