What’s important about this topic what it means to us, to me, to you.

I may think someone is settling, but if they are happy it really doesn’t matter what I think.

The question is whether we are settling for a life less happy and prosperous (to us) than what we truly want, and are capable of creating… therein lies the tragedy in settling!

How to know if we’re settling, and why we are doing so…

If you are unhappy about any area of your life, and you do nothing about it, you are settling!

Example: You rent where you live and your landlord is a pain in the toe, and you hate living there, but you’ve not ever even looked to see if you can buy your own place… you are settling for mediocrity and you are contributing to your own unnecessary suffering!

A solution could be applying to get preapproved and look for a place within your price range, right NOW, so that you never have to deal with a landlord again!

Whatever you’re settling for (you’re unhappy about it), start working on improving it.

Even if it takes your whole life to journey to it… in fact, pursuing an ideal is part of the joy we experience as humans.

It’s okay if it takes forever… that’s normal!

When we continuously strive to improve ourselves and our life, the joy is in fact in the journey and there is no end to what we can go after (think gardeners... They never stop gardening).

It is my belief that when we are unhappy in life, or blame others for our own misery, it’s because we are not pursuing a worthy ideal(s), big or small.

An ideal doesn’t have to be big, I can be anything that fills your heart with joy!

Putting up with anything that robs you of a joyful life is monumental… could be a matter of life and death!

Being unhappy can actually make you sick… our bodies thrive when we are happy and at peace.

Pursue happiness and peace in your life, always! Starting right now, start by focusing on and loving all the good you already have and then add to that, and never stop!

Related podcast Episodes:

EP 105: BE TOO BUSY TO BE UNHAPPY

⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-105-be-too-busy-to-be-unhappy/id1597656935?i=1000636755131⁠

EP 119: LOVE YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW

⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-119-love-your-life-right-now/id1597656935?i=1000648101508⁠

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