It’s hard to deny that self-love is an important aspect of happiness – but loving yourself can be difficult when you have limiting and derogatory messages playing in your subconscious mind. Most of these messages are recorded during childhood, but their effects can be far reaching! Did you know that you’re still being influenced by the things your parents and others said to you decades ago?

When someone told you that you were no good, you believed them. When someone told you that you’d never amount to anything, you believed them. When someone told you that you were stupid or learning-disabled or weird, you believed them. And you still believe them to this day – even if you’re not consciously aware of these underlying beliefs.

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by Hugh Leavell

One of the most useful, sanity-enhancing life skills is the ability to let-go. Whether it’s an emotional hurt, some anger, a situation in your life, or even a dream you finally realize won’t come true, there comes a time when letting go is the wisest thing to do.

Even good things must eventually end, or at least change. That things will change is one of the few certainties of life. Accepting that certainty, then gracefully making the transition to whatever comes next, allows you to stay afloat in the current of life.

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If you’ve ever tried unsuccessfully to create a bigger vision for your life, you are among the many people who struggle to recognize their full potential.

There are many reasons this happens, but most often it is the result of childhood conditioning or limiting inner beliefs. If your parents were always belittling your dreams of greatness, or if someone gave you the impression that you would never amount to anything, you may struggle to see any possible way to improve upon your life.

You know those people who seem to have it all together because they have endless amounts of passion and determination; the people who are always coming up with great ideas and aren’t afraid to act on them?

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In our ongoing quest for happiness and contentment, we often find ourselves accumulating ever increasing piles of “stuff.” However, the more “stuff” we accumulate, the more we begin to realize that we don’t feel happier at all; we feel overwhelmed, crowded and scattered.

How easy it is to forget that when it comes to happiness, simplicity is key! Even though we know on some level that all this stuff won’t make us happy, we still keep getting pulled in by clever marketing and our own constant yearning for something more.

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