If you’re not feeling powerful in your own life; power over your thoughts, emotions, and actions, every endeavor or obstacle you encounter will be much more difficult to surmount. Too many use their failures as a reminder of their mistakes, associating with the negative, rather than focusing on the positive; something was gained from the experience and you are that much closer to your goal, be it enlightenment or abundant finanancial wealth.
It can take many years of struggle to learn to interface with reality at an optimal level, and levels of improvement will continue to grow with each new experience, much like the diligence it takes to master any new skill. It’s analogous to discovering the wheel, and the transformation that allows it to become any of the myriad inventions which are made possible by this seemingly primitive and basic technology. We are all given this metaphorical wheel when we are born into human form, but we need to develop the skills, and acquire the knowledge and wisdom to retain the resources which make the more advanced possible, constructing a foundation while revolutionizing the current paradigm, and hopefully bringing our species one step closer to our full evolutionary potential.
The more you practice and continue to learn from mistakes and failures, the better your results will eventually be, and the more positively productive you shall become for yourself and the world at large. The beauty of the human experience is the exponential growth which can occur when ideas and experiences build upon each other, so not only inventions in industry and thought, but daily human interaction on the most basic level can have a tremendous impact. Happiness is contagious, and positive energy begets more positive energy, so by treating yourself and others with the utmost respect we are fostering the ideal environment for a flourishing society, built upon mutual wisdom shared amongst the evolving minority.
Create a better world on a daily basis by striving for excellence in all of your endeavors. The treasure of quality workmanship lasts long beyond any instant material satisfaction, achieving an amazing rate of growth when coupled with the desire to make a better world for oneself. Be selfish! Create a better world for yourself, and it will probably get better for others as well. A universal law states that we get what we think about, so why not think in ways which lend themselves to forgiveness of ourselves and others, and transferring that energy into positive, productive resources.
Observe your actions and reactions to as many situations as possible. Self-knowledge is a key to a better world. Self-acceptance is one of the first steps in this journey, because if one is unaware or