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Hey Happiness Warriors,
are you drifting?
Happiness is the state of mind of a person who
is living on purpose. Have you discovered what
your purpose is? For the moment, is it to learn
how to master your cravings appetites? To give of
yourself in a big way? To create? To nurture? To
discover great truths? To save lives? To help heal
hearts? To make life easier for the next genera-
tion? To deepen your relationship with a spouse,
a friend, or grandchildren? Is your purpose to be-
come a teacher that inspires? manity and all our uniqueness, diversity and com-
mon bonds between us all, we must see outside
of ourself and into the beautiful world in which we
all live. From a book, Manage Your Day to Day by
Jocelyn K. Glei, “The heros of the next generation
will be those who can calm the buzzing of outside
distraction... those who can follow their own path
til they learn to walk erect- not hunched over like a
Neaderthal... palm-gazing into traffic. You have a
choice where to direct your attention.”
A good read is Napolean Hill’s just released book,
Outwitting the Devil. In this book, you’ll discover
ways that 98% of people drift and just what the
consequences are. It’s a good book to jump start
all your plans for 2018 and beyond, here are a
few quotes. “Laziness and indifference= drifting.
... Drifting destroys the power of individual initia-
tive. ... Wake up and Give if your want to Get and
if you MUST give BEFORE you Get.” When we
drift we sacrifice our greatest yearnings, ambi-
tions and possibilities. Be organized and firm in your ambitions, not drift-
ing in the wind. Fight discouragement with laser
sharp focus in accomplishing what you set out to
do each day. Have courage and convictions in
your dreams and desires to make a difference.
Wherever you go, you WILL impact others. Will
you leave an impact of indifference or a powerful
impact that can be relayed in the kindness of eye
contact, a smile, or a word of encouragement? To-
gether we can help elevate global happiness as
we stop drifting and live with more purpose.
The constant pings, and dings, and alerts, and
notices from our devices are clamoring for a shift
in our focus and robs us of the quiet pauses of
reflection where inspiration ignites us with cause,
purpose and where passion for something is born.
We must be cautious of drifting our time and at-
tention away from conversations, opportunities to
deeply think, or to truly focus on 1 topic for longer
than the space between one phone call, text or
email. Crissy Butts, Happiness Coach
1HappyTribe.org”
As we live more focused, and tame our drifting,
and control our distractions, we will become un-
stoppable. If we are to continue to celebrate hu-
26 iF Magazine | February 2018
Cheerfully, Crissy Butts
Happiness Coach
832-628-4233
1HappyTribe.org
Happier People
Stronger Families
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