Life is not a competition.
Not at all. Life itself is abundant and rich and overflowing. Take a look at a tree full of ripe fruits or a field full of grain. Just by looking at it, it makes you feel rich and abundant. And you feel that there is more than enough for everybody. But usually the abundant mentality stops there.
Many of us are born and raised in a strong belief system that says that there is never enough of what we need or want. For many this is also more then a belief, it is a fact of life. There is not enough food, not enough money, not enough love, etc. You learn to think that if you don't make sure to take your part, someone else will take it.
That is where you start to believe that life is a competition. You have to be better, stronger, faster, prettier, taller, and skinnier or whatever else you can be more than others.
But fact is that there is more than enough of everything we need and want. There is more then enough food, so nobody would have to starve. There is enough medicine to save millions of lives, and there is enough money. If all the money in the world would be balanced more equally, everybody would be very rich!
I know this may sound simple and easy, and that there are many reasons why I am wrong, but please put aside judgements and opinions for a moment.
Start to think like you care for people instead of compete with them. Would it not be fair if all human beings had equal rights? That everyone would have the right to get food, shelter, medicine and basic education. I am not talking about equality here, like the communistic idea that everybody should be earning the same, regardless of what they are doing. I am talking about getting basic needs covered. If basic needs are covered, people can choose how to live their life, instead of having to fight to survive.
With competitive mentalities like Survival of the fittest and Dog eat Dog, we justify that people are starving to death. We think that if someone wins, someone has to loose. It is now time to change this into a win-win mentality. That means we think, talk and act in a way that we want everybody to benefit. It is a way of thinking that includes all human beings. This way of thinking comes from the understanding that we are one.
We are one human race on one planet.
When I see myself as a part of this world I feel that the world is my responsibility. I understand that what I am thinking, saying and doing will affect the world. What I think, say and do to the world, I do to myself since I am a part of the world. That makes it more difficult not to care about what is happening, because I know that it directly affects me.
With competitive mentality, I do not mean the drive you have to do your best. That you want to do your best is a fantastic asset and a driving force in your life. Wanting to do your best is a great motivation! If you do your best you are the best. That means everybody is unique and exceptional, just by being who they are. Do your absolute best; strive to do what you love with the highest quality ever seen. But do it from a place inside where you want to come out with who you are, and not to overrun others. If you do what you love doing, you are competing in a natural way; you are on top because you are giving your very best.
You hear athletes talking about "The Flow", that means the space where their performance comes easy and seem effortless. You can also reach that space with your work, and that is actually what life is meant to be. Not a struggle, not a competition, but a flow. This flow is an energy that comes out of you because you want to create. So remember to make your competition a heart-full one and not a horror-full one.
When you do your best, you are the best!
Copyright (c) 2005 http://www.financial-freedom-made-simple.com
Oyvind Hennum runs the web site: http://www.financial-freedom-made-simple.com
The site contains: Book reviews, articles, biographies, free e-books, motivational quotes, abundance affirmations, practical tips, success tests, budgeting advice and resource directory.
Read my review of Article Submitter Pro, the new semi automatic article submission software: http://www.financial-freedom-made-simple.com
weekly home cleaning Highland Park ..Magic doesn't have to be complicated. Here are some very... Read More
People often ask me how I became successful in that... Read More
About six years ago I began to study tai chi.... Read More
"Well, you're just a busy beaver, aren't you?" You've either... Read More
Hey,Josh here from Investor Wealth Academy sitting 29 stories above... Read More
There are "How to" seminars on virtually every business topic.... Read More
Want to be successful in whatever it is you choose... Read More
I am writing this article to cement two key success... Read More
Most dictionary entries would define failure as the simple lack... Read More
An odd but frequent barrier to prosperity is the belief... Read More
Having clear goals and desires for our future, and planning... Read More
I am unashamed to copy the peak performance techniques of... Read More
Did you know you can literally program your mind so... Read More
For our family, the Fall is filled with Friday Night... Read More
You've been searching for self improvement or personal development. Trying... Read More
A company entitled "Made for Success" begs the question: Just... Read More
After 13 years of being married to the same woman... Read More
I once heard a speaker use the statement, "I have... Read More
Hello,You are reading this article because you are one of... Read More
Are there any universal laws that most successful people seem... Read More
Understand and apply this one secret to your own life,... Read More
You can achieve whatever you want by incorporating the following... Read More
"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.... Read More
Money will buy me a house, but not a home,... Read More
Choose "impossible" goals When faced with a hard-to-reach goal, your... Read More
whole house cleaning Park Ridge ..Time taken for self-analysis is so important in developing your... Read More
When is the best time to prepare for your success... Read More
Signs of DiscontentYou don't need a degree in psychology to... Read More
Hello everybody and a good day (or night !) to... Read More
One of the common elements you see in almost all... Read More
(Excerpted From the 2001 Jim Rohn Millennium Weekend Event -... Read More
Dare to Dream~It is said that every person has at... Read More
Everything you will ever have and accomplish in life will... Read More
This article is about a subject that few people think... Read More
Success begins with a personal dream that is bigger than... Read More
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our... Read More
In the book, The SHOCKwealth System?, it is discussed that... Read More
The best and fastest way to learn how to make... Read More
What do Sam Walton, Ray Kroc, Hilton, Marriot, Firestone, Elvis... Read More
Why is true success so rare?Why does research show that... Read More
In this brief article we will explore four methods that... Read More
Did you know you can literally program your mind so... Read More
Trying to keep up with the Jones only drags good,... Read More
Deep down, where it counts, many people do not believe... Read More
Understand and apply this one secret to your own life,... Read More
(excerpted from the book Seven Strategies for Wealth and Happiness)Wouldn't... Read More
If you'd like to fulfill your long-held dreams, try a... Read More
The single most important quality you can ever develop that... Read More
Depending on the person, challenges can either make or break... Read More
Most of my clients had a vision of the contribution... Read More
Success |