| Individuals have been seeking to feel good ever since | | | | desires are often crushed by a group of negative |
| they were born. To feel good depends on their | | | | thoughts we call the Gang of Four, that is: You want / |
| reactions to stimuli from people and the environnment. | | | | You can't / What's going to happen? / You're going to |
| This article shows them how to handle their desires | | | | lose! |
| and to avoid feeling bad. | | | | Whenever you have negative feelings like heaviness, |
| Ever since we were children, whether consciously or | | | | anxiety, anger, frustration, or discouragement, it's a sure |
| unconsciously, we have all been trying to feel good. As | | | | sign that this Gang of Four is beating you up. How can |
| kids, it could be eating sweets, or playing with our | | | | you lessen the pain? By taking a DDD pill! DDD |
| favorite toy. As grown-ups, we discover other things | | | | standing for Desireless Diet Day, which puts us in a |
| that make us feel good: like a good meal, holidaying in | | | | positive thinking mode. |
| an exotic country, getting a raise in our salary, being | | | | What does this mean? |
| involved in a stimulating project... | | | | It means simply cutting down on desires you can't fulfil |
| But the toy, holiday, raise or stimulating project are just | | | | immediately: like wanting someone to call you, hoping to |
| means - or vehicles to get us the good feelings, like a | | | | be invited to next week's party, hoping your client will |
| finger pointing to the moon. However, if we focus too | | | | sign a contract today, wanting your boss to be nice... |
| much on the finger, we may end up taking the finger to | | | | The list can be long! |
| be the moon, and miss out on the beautiful sights of | | | | You just focus on what you have - and think about |
| Heaven altogether. | | | | what you can do with what you have now. If you |
| Here's an anecdote to illustrate it: Two brothers | | | | want to call someone now - provided you have a |
| decided to come down to Earth. When asked why, | | | | telephone, you can! You want to have a coffee, take |
| they said they simply wanted to feel good, as they | | | | a shower, drive your car - if those things are available, |
| had heard many wonderful things about it. | | | | you can! You'll feel good each time because you're |
| While on Earth, the elder brother discovered that | | | | focusing on what you have - not on what you'd like to |
| money could buy him things, which permitted him to | | | | have. This way, you'll never be attacked by the Gang |
| feel good. So he decided to amass a fortune, thinking | | | | of Four. |
| that the more money he had, the more he'd be able to | | | | But you may ask: does this mean cutting all desires? |
| feel good. Now there is nothing wrong in having | | | | Not at all! Just transform your desires into strategies. If |
| money; but for him, money became the finger pointing | | | | for example you desire to double your turnover, spend |
| to the moon. He had forgotten about the moon and | | | | time now defining ways or strategies to reach new |
| the beautiful sights of Heaven. His obsession was so | | | | targets. Then start your action plan by each day |
| intense that he felt anxious, aggressive, and suspicious | | | | contacting or meeting new prospects. You'll be back to |
| whenever he felt threatened by the loss of his money. | | | | You want / You can DDD mode. |
| The beautiful sights of Heaven were replaced by the | | | | You can feel good all day long and control a situation |
| little finger that made him feel bad. He had mistaken | | | | by focusing on the things you have and on what you |
| the finger to be the moon. | | | | can do with what you have. You have eyes, legs, |
| Meanwhile, the younger brother felt good lying all day | | | | tongue, Google, friends, competencies, driver's license... |
| on the beach and making whoopee at night. He had | | | | The list can be very long!!! |
| discovered the sea, sex, and sun, and took life easy. | | | | And see what you can do with what you have. You |
| He simply went fishing whenever he was hungry. | | | | have legs, you can walk. Some can't. You have eyes, |
| Now, initially these two men wanted to feel good, but | | | | you can read, admire things or enjoy sceneries around |
| did not take the same vehicles to reach their | | | | you. Whichever vehicles you choose - and you can |
| objectives. | | | | have many vehicles, and change them - whether you |
| They later compared notes on the Other Side. The | | | | are rich or poor, as long as you feel good each day, |
| one obsessed by money, who had thought that | | | | you score points. |
| money would bring him all the goodies, failed miserably | | | | And to feel good depends on our reactions to people, |
| to attain his objective on Earth. He depended too | | | | on our reactions to situations. Whether it rains or |
| heavily on one source - money. | | | | shines, whether people are nice or nasty, what is |
| Though he had little money, his younger brother scored | | | | important is how we choose to react. If we keep an |
| remarkably well; he felt good most of the time while on | | | | inner smile all day long, we will score 7, 8, or 9 points |
| This Side. He had no worries, was carefree, and | | | | out of 10, and be on our way to attaining our real |
| appreciated what he had. It was real paradise for him! | | | | objective in life - that is feeling good today, tomorrow... |
| Now, what do we make out of it? | | | | and forever. |
| Of course, we naturally want to feel good. But our | | | | |