“If you always do what you’ve always done you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” -Unknown
If you look at your life and things are still the same as they’ve always been despite your efforts to change, there is a good reason. You are most likely trying to change the effect without changing the cause.
It’s like treating a cold with the typical over-the-counter cold medicine. It may relieve the symptoms for a while but the cold is still there. To make lasting changes in your life you must work on the root causes.
Henry David Thoreau, 19th century naturalist, wrote these words.
“There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.”
Looking for love in all the wrong places
Have you ever noticed that some people seem to be miserable and unhappy no matter what? I know a woman who has been divorced several times. She goes from one relationship to another and always ends up getting hurt. The guy always turns out to be a dreadful twit.
I know a man who has had so many jobs I can’t even count them. He goes from one job to another and is never happy with where he is currently working. The standard reason he always gives for leaving his last job is because the boss was a big jerk.
There are other people who are never happy with where they are living. They are constantly on the move, looking for happiness and success in the next town.
The problem with these people is they are trying to solve their problems by changing the symptoms and not striking at the root of their problems.
Your mind creates the world you live in
So what is the root of their problems? In each case the roots are different but they all reside within the mind of the individual. The mind must change first. If your mind stays the same it will continue to produce the same results that you have always got. You can change your environment, your spouse, your job or your home but if your mind remains the same you will create the same problems over and over again. (more…)