Running in Circles

I often hear people saying that they need a change of locale, change of lifestyle, change of people in their lives to make some sort of progress towards happiness. Sure, these fixes can put temporary  band aids on life's ailments but they do not cure unhappiness or discontent. YOU, your outlook, your responses to the stimuli that provoke negativity is what changes your life.

I guess most think that when you eliminate the "bad" that the good will come. I say that you add the good and the bad will rid itself naturally. We all deserves breathers and breaks from the toils, but then it's right back to living, dealing, and working it out.

There has to be an internal process in change. You have to realign and redirect your thoughts. You have to be proactive so that you minimize the onslaught of drama. This doesn't always mean elimination!  Practice adding things to your life that multiply your happiness.  Doesn't have to fancy ,doesn't have to be involved, it just has to feel good.  That positive stimuli, and the more often you do it or receive it, creates an environment for it to happen again. You will desire it, so you will work (sometimes unknowingly) towards it.   Put yourself in that space, but remain in place. A fresh start starts with a thought, it doesn't mean you have to put your house up for sale and move to the woods of South Dakota or Oregon. Your problems will still be in your head.

Truth be Told: Running only is successful when you are passing a baton, or heading towards the uprights. Sometimes running just involves going around in circles repetitively, and not getting anywhere.  Change the game plan, not the course. You'll get there.