Very interesting post I think, that I forwarded to some of my friends that I'm sure will benefit from it.
I kind of reached a state of happiness and confidence about life in general last year. It took me a long time and I did it after a long traveling experience, meeting interesting people, long chats at night, etc...
Anyway there is still one thing that I regularly think about and that I don't understand.
What about health?
Yes I agree we can control everything in life, our feelings, what we do during the working time, our behavior with friends, colleagues, random people. How we can choose to help the stranger in the street. How we can decide to enjoy every small pleasure of life, how we can feel good when seeing a tree; how beautiful clouds can give a large smile on our face.
But what about the health? At some point, we can't control whether we are healthy or not: cancer, other incurable sickness... I really feel this as out of my control and it makes me feel strange.
I do agree that we can still control our feelings and enjoy life even while being sick, at least while it is not painful. But maybe "pain" is another concern? Even when the pain is out of control?
I feel that if I had a cancer I couldn't tell myself in the morning 'I am the architect of my life, I only decide what happens to me'.
What are your views about it?
Thanks a lot
Matt