What Makes Your Heart Smile?

The amazing thing about life is that we have choices.  We can choose to do nothing and except what life dumps in our laps.  We can choose behaviors that have negative consequences. We can choose to invoke changes that will have a positive impact on our lives. Within us lies the power and ability to design a life that is full of integrity.

There is something that we should remember to consider when we are deciding on what changes to implement.  If we are trying to align our lives with our personal definition of integrity we should consider things that make our heart smile.  Our hearts should smile about all aspects of our lives. Our hearts should smile about:

• Our family
• The career we have chosen
• The friends and the company we keep
• Our finances
• How we spend our leisure time
• And the list goes on and on

There are so many people who have careers, relationships and materialistic things that detract from their lives.  However, our lives should be filled with things that add joy and make our heart smile.  I encourage each of you to really examine any areas that don't make our hearts smile.  Be honest with yourself and formulate a plan for change.  Your deserve a to have a life of integrity and one that makes your heart smile.

Comments

[Dsheray]

This is a great site with good content. As a woman I can relate to every post and that makes a great read. you are a passionate writer, keep it up.

[kristin]

I try to remember this on the days I'm overwhelmed and unhappy, that usually it's something I'm choosing, even if inadvertently, and it helps me to re-examine my choices more carefully. It's empowering :)

kristin

[Karen]

I think that we get most caught up when we're living someone else's agenda. Other people have so much to say about how we choose to live our lives. So the greatest lesson I think is learning to find your own voice, to listen to it, and then take action.

[Kevin]

It isn't just about length of life but quality of life. My sister has a quote in her home. It isn't about how many breaths we take but how many times life takes our breath away.

[Robin Wright]

Dshrey....thanks for reading. It's great to know that you find this site useful.

Kristin....I couldn't agree more. The choices we make have a lot to do with our stress load. We really have to work hard at making sure daily we are making choices that allow us to be true to ourselves.

Karen.....It is soooo easy to live our lives according to someone else's agenda. Finding our own voice is half of the battle.

Kevin....I love that quote. I am going to hang it over my desk as a daily reminder. Thanks for sharing.