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15/04/2014

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How To Survive the Business of Living

Real is the person who does not define happiness as an absence of problems. Surviving this business of living is a difficult ordeal at lifetimes. How can we retain a healthy sense of humor and experience a sense of balance in our lives?

How can we realistically and yet with a sense of wonder live fully and not just survive?

How can we maybe even celebrate this business of living?

To answer some of these life questions I’ll focus on seven points.

1. Life Isn’t Fair

No matter how good we get at this business of living, none of us gets out of it alive. Frustrating, isn’t it! Life doesn’t always deal us a good hand and doing our best doesn’t always pay off with a positive.

2. Suffering

Growth is seldom easy and pain is an integral part of our human condition. Everybody hurts. It’s just that some of us are better actors in hiding the pain we feel. Seldom if ever … are all of our ducks in a row.

3. Loneliness and Alikeness

Dr. Albert Schweitzer said, “We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness.” We have all known moments of apartness and empty loneliness. Embracing that reality is essential if we are to cope effectively.

4. Personal Responsibility

We each have a choice to be either a death- peddler or a life-giver. We are responsible for the choices we make. We can become most of what we wish to be if we are willing to change and pay the price.

5. Self-Worth

A poster reads, “God don’t make junk.” People are special and each is, “Beautiful in his/her own way.” We are more than our accomplishments!

6. People Need People

Life is not meant to be lived in isolation. All of life occurs within relationships. We need to know we are needed and so do those we need.

7. Mystery

Life is not just one big problem to be solved. Rather, it is a mystery to be experienced, all the more meaningful and beautiful when it is shared and celebrated with other persons who are committed to “growing deep, not just tall!”

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