{"id":1963,"date":"2015-08-29T15:17:48","date_gmt":"2015-08-29T19:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esteelevinson.com\/site\/?p=1963"},"modified":"2015-08-29T15:25:00","modified_gmt":"2015-08-29T19:25:00","slug":"choose-happy-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.esteelevinson.com\/site\/choose-happy-2\/","title":{"rendered":"CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Warning<\/b>: strpos() expects parameter 1 to be string, array given in <b>\/home3\/estee66\/public_html\/wp-includes\/shortcodes.php<\/b> on line <b>185<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Warning<\/b>: preg_match() expects parameter 2 to be string, array given in <b>\/home3\/estee66\/public_html\/wp-includes\/shortcodes.php<\/b> on line <b>196<\/b><br \/>\n[contact-form][contact-field label=&#8217;Name&#8217; type=&#8217;name&#8217; required=&#8217;1&#8217;\/][contact-field label=&#8217;Email&#8217; type=&#8217;email&#8217; required=&#8217;1&#8217;\/][contact-field label=&#8217;Website&#8217; type=&#8217;url&#8217;\/][contact-field label=&#8217;Message&#8217; type=&#8217;textarea&#8217;\/][\/contact-form] CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY<\/p>\n<p>What is the purpose of life? Is it to get up in the morning just to live another recycled day?<\/p>\n<p>We came here to discover who we are: to use our imagination in order to innovate and create our most desired life.<\/p>\n<p>If we do not wake up now, if we continue to live our lives without knowing what we are seeking, how will we<br \/>\nget there?<\/p>\n<p>There are no &#8220;free meals&#8221; &#8211; we must invest our best efforts in order to become successful in all realms of life.<\/p>\n<p>We must broaden our horizons, to accustom ourselves to see the big picture, beyond our own personal slot.<\/p>\n<p>Expand your experiences, especially the most challenging ones.<\/p>\n<p>Incidents, situations and people do not just appear in your way; &#8220;out of nowhere&#8221; they are there to help you grow and develop.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure you had your share of failures and disappointments from time to time, and you probably know what pain feels like &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s all a part of the journey of life.<\/p>\n<p>The best way to cope and overcome any &#8220;bumps on the road&#8221;, is to decide to never ever give up on your vision to live a happy life.<\/p>\n<p>Stop pointing the finger allowing yourself to feel like a victim. There is no one to blame. Not even yourself. It is not helpful or effective.<\/p>\n<p>All you have to do is take responsibility for yourself.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to learn this, because the only way to truly achieve something that&#8217;s worthwhile to carry with you to the future, is what you created yourself &#8211; a treasure of experiences that build you up, block after block.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re already here. Do not let desperation win you over. Begin to see in your imagination all the things around you working out for the best.<\/p>\n<p>The power is already within you to realize all your dreams and aspirations. Now all you need to do is make a choice, firstly, to be happy because you can!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warning: strpos() expects parameter 1 to be string, array given in \/home3\/estee66\/public_html\/wp-includes\/shortcodes.php on line 185 Warning: preg_match() expects parameter 2 to be string, array given in \/home3\/estee66\/public_html\/wp-includes\/shortcodes.php on line 196 [contact-form][contact-field label=&#8217;Name&#8217; type=&#8217;name&#8217; required=&#8217;1&#8217;\/][contact-field label=&#8217;Email&#8217; type=&#8217;email&#8217; required=&#8217;1&#8217;\/][contact-field label=&#8217;Website&#8217; type=&#8217;url&#8217;\/][contact-field label=&#8217;Message&#8217; type=&#8217;textarea&#8217;\/][\/contact-form] CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY What is the purpose of life? 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