Carol DM
Continuing with my Little Things series.
Become Selfless
Take “I” and “Me” out of your vocabulary, and watch how life will reward you. Watch how your anxieties wither away while your determination hits overdrive.
Selflessness is an important key to marriage, friendships, and relationships. It is also an essential key to happiness and fulfillment. But unfortunately, often overlooked.
Many will try to define success in terms of winning out over others, having power over others, or the ability to dominate others. The lust for power is common and widespread in humans, the power to order others around, the power to make decisions that will impact others, and the power to own when others cannot. But this type of happiness and influence is short-lived. It will always fade.
If your character is defined by what you do for yourself, it’s worthless. Let the life you breathe into others define your character, and watch your life soar. ~Matt Priddle
Here are seven (and I know there are many more) ways to be SELFLESS in a SELFISH world:
*The last one is my favorite one and most important of all, in my opinion!
1. PRACTICE LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION
2. PERFORM RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS
3. LISTEN MORE
4. GIVE SOME OF YOUR PAYCHECK TO A CHARITY
5. VOLUNTEER AT A HOMELESS SHELTER/WITH CHILDREN/ETC
6. PRACTICE PATIENCE
7. TREAT OTHERS HOW YOU’D WANT TO BE TREATED
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Being selfless will change your life, do you agree?
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Car to add more ways to be SELFLESS?
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Great tips! If we remember at leadt the last one, I think the world would be a better place.
Thanks, I learned a lot while researching for this one.
Stand up for those who are being hurt!
Do not be quiet in times of injustice!
Listen to the world around you and find peace within nature.
Always find a way to say thank you to everyone that helps you!
Very true and I have always rooted for the underdog, helps others that needed help. Probably because there was a time I had nobody in my corner.
i know that feeling, that was me my 2nd year as a school teacher. Really not a good time all the way around
I am sure you were an excellent teacher.
i tried, i wasn’t a happy teacher the last two years. but I tried.
I am on my own most of the time but if I am with others I always share and share alike if I can and I am not selfish
I know you are not selfish. Good to see you.
Some people look at the world as things or people or animals to be used to serve themselves, and they become very unhappy in the end, because that is all they see, is things..
Giving of yourself as you do, is life and your are more successful Carol than the people who have more things than you do.
Things, money are just that, tools but should never to be worshipped for life and things just occur in a very brief moment of time.
When we are burnt by fire and lives ups and downs, who we are stands if we build our life on the most important values of life.
Thank you Pam. You are so right on all of the facts. The ones that are selfish and otherwise, have actually taught me how not to be, and I am stronger as a result.
Unfortunately, I know a lot of selfish people. They have never done anything good for others.
Sadly I know many as well. A lot of family unfortunately.
A way to be selfless is to take pleasure in other people’s happiness.
Very true, I do this often. Thanks!
I was grumpy this morning. My blood pressure is still running high and my right-hand side of my body is now all numb. And then my brother said, the least you could do is share a half of smile with me.
So we had smiles all around. When you remember that you have the power to help someone smile and it’s not about you, it’s about both of you – your selfless acts become natural and they are returned over and over.
I hope you can take care of YOU very soon. You are going to do that, right?
Glad you are enjoying smiles with your brother.