You know the facts of life, right?
No, not those facts.
The other ones.
The ones that tell us how to live an enriching, successful, and happy life.
It doesn’t take long before they’re hard-coded,
And we accept them as true.
We believe them,
Get a great job; move up the corporate ladder, make lots of money, buy stuff—lots of stuff.
Is that what life’s about?
Many believe it to be.
Not me. Not anymore.
I decided to disbelieve all that…
Beliefs…
I never thought about them much. Until I realized that beliefs are the OS of our subconscious—they are the programs that drive behaviour.
Beliefs, I learned, are what guide us. What influence us.
And yet, it wasn’t often that I stopped to pay attention to my fundamental beliefs.
That’s because they were hidden—buried—way deep, way down below the mundane stuff.
You know what I mean, right, when I say the mundane stuff?
Those nattering inner voices that go something like, “Gee, I wonder what’s for supper?”
Or, “Man, if that dork doesn’t wrap up his presentation, I’m seriously pulling the plug on that projector.”
Beliefs. They’re always getting crowded out by superficiality…
Way back, in a prior post, I suggested that I’d put it out there. Share my beliefs. Offer them up. Look for common ground.
So here goes. Here’s what I believe. Here are my 10 Facts of Life:
I believe; life is intended to be easy and uncomplicated. When it’s not, it’s because we’re the ones gumming up the works.
I believe; life is meant to be fun, impromptu, relished and celebrated. Not shielded, boxed, planned and mapped out to the minutest detail.
I believe; there is danger inherent in living a careful life.
I believe; society’s notions of a happy life are wrong.I believe; life is much more magical than it is logical and structured.
I believe; life is ripe with possibility and potential, not laden with limits and boundaries.I don’t believe; in thinking outside the box.
I believe; there is no box.I believe; the key ingredients to a happy life include health, relationships, purpose, curiosity and adventure.
I believe; a whole pile of money is not a key ingredient for a happy life.
I believe; to experience true meaningful lives, we must always believe in ourselves.
And now…
Would you care to share your beliefs, your facts of life?
