Figure out where you’re going and why...

We’re all searching for something. Some are looking for tangible assets, such as material wealth. Others are pursuing more delicate matters, like meaningful work, happiness, satisfaction, or peace of mind. And it seems as if finding what we search for has become harder. I invite you to step back and seriously think about your eternal searches. You will realize that you find the most important things you wish when you stop searching...The more anxiously you look for something, the harder it seems to achieve, perhaps because you become impatient and decide to settle for less if what you want does not happen soon enough. Soon you become dissatisfied, realize your mistake, feel trapped in your choice, and start searching again. Yet, once you finally decide to stop searching, you distance yourself from your desire, and you achieve peace of mind. If you detach yourself from the desires that incite you, there’s little that can disrupt your inner balance. When you stop searching, you don’t feel pressure to find what you initially desired…The rarest of the rare are those few people who give rise to the desire for freedom...the willingness to take a stand exactly where you are, in the middle of the mind stream...You are stronger and more resilient than you think you are...Mature spiritual practice must expose the rigid nature of the personal ego, presenting us with the limits of our willingness to be fully human...

Once you start taking responsibility for your life, you start achieving as you've never achieved before. If you want to progress, stop blaming others for your problems. Until you stop convincing yourself that you are a victim, you will remain in a backwards-focus, finger-pointing mode that spells failure. Get in tune with who you are, what you stand for, what you want from life, and what you give to life. Such introspection takes you to a higher plane and helps you to reframe yourself in the wake of the changes all around you...There is no glass ceiling, only the ceiling you put on yourself. Use the power of No to get your priorities straight. You’ll be relieved. Learn to say No! No to things that just don’t fit with who you are and what you want to do in this life. No to things that aren't important to you. No to things that take up too much of your time with little mental, spiritual or physical reward; and No to all things that you just don’t feel right taking on...When you get out of balance, take time to stop and re-evaluate. Be high on life. Keep cool. Even in a crisis...Sure, it is easier to feel peaceful when everything is going well, but you can choose peace even when things don't go your way. The challenge for all of us is to find peace even amid the challenges of life. Whatever happens in your life, give peace a chance...