Everyone wants to be happy. Everyone wants to be fulfilled. Why fool yourself by looking for happiness in the things of this world when that is not where it is. Real happiness is found in being good, by getting closer to God and listening to His natural law that is written in your heart. Alphonsus […]
The more things you own, the more those things own you. Be indifferent to what material stuff you may or may not have, or think you need. Focus on God’s will for your life and you will be happy with what you have and you will loose all fixation about what you think you need.
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Think about the people you know who have a wealth of possessions and yet seem unhappy or unfulfilled. Now think about the people you know who have very little and yet who radiate peace and contentment. Not all the wealthy are unhappy, and neither are all the poor overjoyed but, the truth remains that happiness
We can’t create patience. It is a gift from God, a virtue, a tool that He gives us to help us become more like Him. Real patience doesn’t come from gritting our teeth and just coping with a difficult person. It comes from being filled with the God’s love. When we love with His perfect
Lord, please grant me the docility and simplicity to be always open to Your will and Your inspirations. May I always find supreme happiness in fulfilling Your will. Grant me the grace to overcome temptations that lead me away from Your will. I trust in You and the power of Your grace.
Self-love and self-absorption (i.e. “bondage-to-self”) only leads to loneliness and isolation. Relieving one from the bondage-to-self is the master key to our happiness and fulfillment. To love others means to seek their true good, serving them out of love for God and God’s way. We need to come out of ourselves and look beyond our
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