Learn From Life

Learn From Life

Learn From Life. The problem is we often only except what we want to learn form our experiences. We experience important lessons each and every day. Some are exciting and new. Some are painful and scary. But if you allow your experiences to teach you, each one will play an important roll in your life. Often we only capture the fun experiences. But the painful ones are just as important. Every day you will cross others that will make you angry, perhaps cause you frustration but don't push these lessons off to the side. Work your way through each experience and choose to find the value in each and every one. Life will make more sense if you allow each experience to teach you the value they have in them. The difficult times will be less difficult and the joys of life will become more abundant. The more you learn what life has to teach you the setbacks will become easier. Except the lessons that life has for you and be thankful for what you have. Often we get caught up in the material things instead of what really makes life great. To all a great day and don't forget to remind a friend or loved one how much you appreciate them in your life. Love always, forgive quickly and smile along the way.

 

God Bless

Jason

Small Wins

The Gunnison River in the Black Canyon. One of my favorite spots to visit anytime of the year.

As humans, we tend to set goals throughout our entire lives and dedicate most of our time trying to achieve them. That gives us purpose and motivation to strive forward. Yet, it can have detrimental consequences to our mental health, activating stress indicators that come as a byproduct of pushing ourselves too hard towards massive goals. Small wins are just as important as big wins and sometimes more important to keep us on track. We should make it an everyday practice to focus our attention towards the positive by counting each small win we make. Instead of focusing on overwhelming and complex goals, choose small, achievable daily actions. By celebrating these small, daily wins, you will be more confident and motivated to achieve the same satisfactory feeling the next day, then you will gain momentum leading to an almost effortless achievement of the ultimate goal. Concentrate on some small wins today. Don't forget to love always, forgive quickly and smile along the way.

God Bless
Jason

Money Isn't Everything

Gunnison River. Black Canyon near Montrose Colorado.

The world we live in seems to have turned us into money making robots with ever-increasing desire to earn more only to spend more. Many have fallen victim to this vicious circle of making earning their top priority. What happened to keeping it real? Fun-seeking, experience-hunting, and just letting loose once in awhile? Now don't get me wrong, bills, rent and college debt won’t pay itself, but what you do with the rest of your paycheck, is what makes all the difference. Studies show that people who collect experiences instead of things, show much bigger and longer-lasting signs of contentedness. When you spend time and money doing things or going places with other people in your life, you get a chance to enjoy sharing your experiences with others. This way you enrich your life, and apart from learning new skills and discovering new places, you learn a lot about yourself and others, and get valuable life lessons no gadget in the world, no matter how advanced, can teach you. Growing older, the excitement of buying the latest smart phone, TV or a car will be long forgotten, but moments you shared on your trips or events with your friends and family will be vivid in your memory forever. After all we don't know what tomorrow will bring. Remember you can't take it with you so plan something new and different this weekend. Get out and enjoy a real life experience. Don't forget to love always, forgive quickly and smile along the way.   

God Bless
Jason