SUCCESS IS A VALUE BASED DEFINITION

April 17, 2016

Often the judgments people make upon each other are due to a different set of values. A successful life is defined by one’s own set of values. For one person, a successful life will be a great job with a good income and a holiday house on the beach. For another person, success will be a simple shack, enough to eat, and the ability to travel far and wide. Tensions and conflicts can arise between individuals, couples, siblings and employers based on different value bases and this in turn can affect health.

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Seems like a conundrum right? The fact of life is that everyone is different and will have different priorities and goals. The only solution is accepting these differences without judging that one is superior to another. The monk who is in search of spiritual enlightenment must accept the values of worldly person who is trying to build a business. The entrepreneur who wants to start another venture must accept the person just wants to hang out with their friends. Nothing is better or worse, higher or lower, superior or inferior. Just different that’s all.

So if you can’t adjust your value base, then the only thing you can do is drop judgments and accept that everyone is different.

Perhaps acceptance is one of the most important skills of all on an individual and global level? 

Think of one judgement that you can drop today and let it go and be free.

In Health and Wellness

Ranjit