Better Than We Were Before
By Darryl Duke. Filed in Happiness |Tags: finding happiness, Happiness, happy with self, self love, self worth, self-esteem
I wrote in my book that we can be happier in life by trying to be a better person than we were before, but how doing so isn’t always that easy. Sometimes I don’t feel like being a loving and kind person or want to be understanding and tolerant of someone who isn’t being any of those things themselves. I do try though, and even if I am the slightest bit unkind to someone, I will apologize and tell that person it’s not who I am, or who I want to be. I then move on and try harder next time to be the person I say I am. This is simply a part of growing spiritually, and it helps me to be happier with myself, and my life. There are other ways we can be better than we were before that doesn’t involve spiritual growth which can also help us be happier. I have learned that if I’m open minded, and try to understand other peoples views on things, it can go along way in being better able to practice love and kindness toward them, and become better educated on things I don’t understand. Many times after I listen to what someone else thinks about something that interests me, even though I may disagree with what they are telling me, I still investigate what they told me, and I learn something I didn’t know before. It doesn’t necessarily mean I’ll change my views on the subject, but it does help me find some common ground to stand on with that person, and accept them for who they are and what they believe in. This helps me to grow spiritually, and as a person by doing so. This self education along with my continued quest to be a spiritual person is one of the main reasons for my happiness in life and with who I am, even when I sometimes still behave like someone I’m not.
