I am my biggest problem. I can blame life all I want but the real problem lies within. I believe this to be true of most people. Life is as good as we make it and how we view life is directly related to our spiritual and psychological condition. There are some people that are naturally healthy spiritually and mentally, whether due to their upbringing, their genes or their karma. They are naturally accepting of life and maintain relative peace and contentment, no matter what there lot. Others will need to work at being happy and peaceful.
If you are negative and critical, always complaining about something or someone, chances are that your problem is you, not everyone and everything. When I notice that I am complaining a lot, I have learned that it’s time to step up my spiritual practice. When my spiritual condition is not where it needs to be, I get negative and irritable and my acceptance level decreases. When I am not accepting of life on life’s terms, I am going against the grain. I am fighting the way life is. This make for unpleasantness and unhappiness, which is the exact opposite of how I wish to live life.
Most of the time when we are struggling with life, seemingly both inside and out, the problem is not that life stinks, but that we are unhealthy spiritually and psychologically. Again, some of us need to work at this more than others, but that’s OK, we do what we need to do to take care of our spiritual and mental states. We do not need to compare ourselves to others who are different from us but rather identify with those who are the same and make an effort to connect with such people as fellowship is a spiritual tool in itself.
As I’ve said in many posts, there is not one magic answer that will fix you. Healthy spiritual, emotional and mental states are a result of hard spiritual and psychological work and the process is typically gradual. If you believe that you are the problem or at least think it’s worth listening to me, then use this site as a tool in your quest for happiness. There are many forms of self-help and spiritual practice, many of which I discuss on this site. I hope that you will make the most of the resources provided here. I wish you peace and happiness.
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