Follow Your Heart

I’ve been reading a self-help book written by Andrew Matthew called Follow Your Heart. It really is an eye opener and makes you assess the current flow of your life. Are we really happy with what we are doing? Do we really follow what makes us content? In a light and sometimes humorous manner, the author introduces the Ten Concepts in Following Your Heart and each concept touches a heartstring. To quote, here they are:

1. We are here to learn lessons, and the world is our teacher.

(When we fail to learn a lesson, we get to take it again…and again! Once we have learned the lesson, we move on to the next one. And we never run out of lessons!)

2. The universe has no favorites.

(Your success and happiness depend on natural laws and principles – and how you use them.)

3. Your life is a perfect reflection of your beliefs.

(When you change your deepest beliefs about the world, your life changes accordingly.)

4. The moment you get too attached to things, people, money…you screw it up.

(The challenge of life is to appreciate everything and attach yourself to nothing.)

5. What you focus on in life expands.

(So think about what you want!)

6. Follow your heart!

(Your mission in life is not to be “without problems” – your mission is to get excited.)

7. God is never going to come down from a cloud and say “You now have permission to be successful!”

(You have to give yourself permission.)

8. When you fight life, life always wins.

(If you want more peace of mind, stop labeling everything that happens as “good” and “bad.”)

9. How do you love people? Just accept them.

(Complete acceptance is unconditional love.)

10. Our mission in life is not to change the world – our mission is to change ourselves.

(There are no “outside” solutions, only “inside solutions.)

Isn’t it a mouthful? Look it up, read it and follow your heart!