You can be richer instantly.....

Since this is the Thanksgiving week in which I read a lot beyond investment but very enlightening, I thought to share something which I think may enrich you instantly. Of course, I'm not talking about financial enrichment but in the long run, a better life attitude can indeed enrich us substantially in our finance as well. But we can instantly enrich our life if we can look at the world around us in a more positive way instead of being immersed in negative energy! So here are two pieces.  

By Alex Green (excerpt):

Constantly comparing what you have with what someone else has creates an impoverished state of mind. It makes you feel poorer, even when you aren't.

How can you become richer - instantly? By adopting the opposite mindset.

Dwell on your assets rather than your liabilities, your blessings rather than your grievances, your opportunities rather than your problems.

Even setbacks can be viewed in a positive light if you see them through the lens of gratitude - and ask yourself a few questions:

What can I be thankful about in this situation?
Could it have been worse?
Is there an important lesson to be learned here?
How can I grow from this?

My good friend and Liberty Through Wealth colleague Joel Wade - author, practicing psychologist and life coach - recommends keeping a gratitude journal, one where you take a few minutes each night before retiring to write down the good things - both large and small - that made you thankful that day.

What are the benefits?

Studies show that grateful people have an easier time falling asleep and snooze longer. They enjoy a host of health benefits, including greater resilience and longevity. Gratitude has even been shown to boost your happiness set point - your basic genetically determined level of happiness - by up to 25%.
In short, in order to feel - and be - wealthier, you need only recognize how rich your life already is.


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I happen to read something today in the same context and very enlightening. So share with you here as well. Full writing can be find here.  
人生在世，难免遇到不如意的事情，若事事都过于计较，只会让人身心俱疲。
计较的越多，内心就越是痛苦，烦恼缠身，自己中毒就越深，身边再多的福气也会跑掉。
古语云：世上无难事，庸人自扰之。
遇到烦恼之事，常常是因为自己和自己过不去，把时间浪费在没有意义的事情上。
打开自己的胸襟，不去计较，你的命会越来越好。

01
越计较，命越不好。
精明不如厚道，太会算计，费尽心思去占别人便宜的人，往往会失去更多东西。
老子说过，大智若愚，大巧若拙。
真正聪明的人往往都懂得厚道，不计较一时的得失，因为他们懂得，越付出越拥有，越是与人方便，自己的福报会越来越多。
越是计较，人生的路也就越来越窄。
爱出者爱返，福往者福来。

没有人愿意和计较的人做朋友，以一颗宽容之心待人，别人也会以同样的心待你。
人有千算，天则一算。
越是计较，你的福气就会越少，福气越少，你的命就越不好。
人生在世，要懂得吃亏是福。多存善心，与人为善，福报会不请自来。

02
心胸的宽窄，决定命运的格局。
俗话说：常与同好争高下，不与傻瓜论长短。
真正有格局的人，不会与和自己不在同一层次的人计较，因为他们有更重要的事情去做，没必要把时间浪费在这些没用的事情上。
不计较，修一颗宽容之心，不仅是一种修养，更是一种智慧。
古人云：能容小人，方成君子。
大智者必谦和，大善者必宽容，唯有小智者才咄咄逼人，小善者才斤斤计较。
真正有格局的人，必定有包容万物、宽待众生的胸怀。

而胸襟的宽窄，决定了你命运的格局，你能包容多少，就能拥有多少。

03
不计较，是一个人最大的福气。

《菜根谭》里讲：“世亦不尘，海亦不苦。”
人生在世，别活得太累，少去计较不好的方面，福气会越来越多。
一个人过得好不好，就看他是否能看开事情。
凡事懂得放下，不强求，不计较，知足常乐，是一个人最大的福气。
人生本过客，何必千千结。
过于斤斤计较，只能让自己陷于无休止的内耗，最终心力交瘁。
人心是相互的，你对别人好，别人会加倍奉还。你若对别人计较，麻烦也会回到自己身上。
遇到事情之后，越计较，就越是痛苦，越会让自己不顺。
人生没有过不去的坎，看淡一切，计较与不计较，日子不都是一样的过吗?何必让自己痛苦呢？
别抱怨上天对你的不公，自己的命运掌握在自己手中。
人生，计较的越多，痛苦就越多，越是计较，越是贫穷.

学会不计较，就是远离了灾祸，远离了厄运.
人，越计较，命越不好。
命运都是由自己造就的，不与他人计较，你的福气会越来越多。