What drives you to make you who you are? The five P’s I have mentioned are my personal agenda. I’m sure they have something to do with the way I was raised and what has ultimately made me who I am today. You might have your own set of P’s or maybe A’s or maybe even Z’s. Whatever words it boils down to, understanding you is all it takes for you to Be Present in Life and to learn to move on. Evaluating and understanding why you act a certain way is what path needs to be taken to keep trekking. Let’s evaluate my five P’s and see if you can learn from mine.
PURPOSE: We all have a purpose here on this earth. Each interaction we have with one person is also not a coincidence. We are placed in these circumstances to take lives lesson and learn from them. Our purpose is what we decide it is to be. You can accept the fact you were raised in a drug invested environment on welfare and say to yourself “I have no chance of succeeding in life, this is all I know”. Or you can grab LIFE by the tail and say, “NO! This is my life, my chance, to make something of myself!” You may succeed and fail many times over during this quest, but ultimately it is up to you when you stop trying. Trust in LIFE and your path, and that you would never be challenged with a situation that God didn’t think you could handle. It may be something that crushes you, but if you learned from it, maybe that is what you needed to handle at that moment to put you in your next position of life. Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
POSITIVITY & PAIN: This is something we have all experienced. Life isn’t life without some sort of pain. It is one of the most disheartening feelings that our brain registers. And when you can feel these brain waves down to your heart, then you know it is real. There are many sources of pain. Physical, Emotional, Spiritual, and Therapeutic; in my experience of course… and the funny thing is…one of the other types of pain can often help you counter balance the feelings you feel towards a particular subject. Pain, although hurts, often fades over time and you are able to move on with a new purpose. The important thing to remember is pain is only temporary and soon you will find something that will allow you to move on and forget what caused the pain in the first place. Being Present and Positive is the best way to contradict the pain you are feeling. Being positive doesn’t mean you kid yourself that all things are great when you know they aren’t, it simply means to stay focused on the positive and keep creating you’re life the way you see it in your dreams. I’d like to share some great words with you by a Dr. Peale: “The person with the Positive Mental Attitude transforms stress into grace and picks the path to a successful outcome while others get lost in the forest of obstacles and pitfalls. This is the real Power of Positive Thinking, the power to make the most out of every situation and to take action while others stand still explaining why it can’t be done.”
PLEASURE: Defining what is good or bad often is determined in your current environment. It is what you or your surroundings establish to be moral or your personal virtues. So if you know that something is wrong in a sense, why do you continue to pursue it? In ancient Greek times they called this Akrasia. This is when an individual decides that a certain course of action would be best for him and then acts against his own judgment. I think pleasure is a derivative of desire and sometimes your desire for a particular goal or even a person is more powerful and can lead us against our better judgment. I have been in this position over my lifetime, and ultimately I know that this is something that comes along with a passionate strong person. You see, when you are strong you will go for what you want, what you see as your goal. You don’t take into account the liabilities of a situation, because you allowed yourself to have tunnel vision. You can’t change what you are passionate about but you can know that you act in this sense and put that flag up when you see a situation that may not be beneficial. Know that not every goal is worth pursuing and act accordingly within your virtues. However, I like to view pleasure as something that is Positive. I have heard in passing, when something is no longer fun, quit doing it. So therefore, when you find no pleasure in what you do, I challenge you to find things that do give you pleasure. The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you’re in control of your life. If you don’t, life controls you.
PLEASING: I am naturally a people pleasing person. I love making people happy and smile. Don’t get me wrong, I won’t do things that I don’t want to do because someone wants me to do it. I know the difference between being used and being appreciated. But I don’t hold back when I know that I am the reason a person is smiling. This surrounds me, personally and professionally. I love giving back. I think it has to do a lot with being raised with nothing really. I give not because I can, but because I know what it’s like to have nothing. I am a great leader, because I know what it’s like not to have a mentor. I am a great friend, because I have lost many over the years. I am a great partner, because I feel there is someone who will make you smile uncontrollably and you shouldn’t let them go. I am a great Airman, because I embrace individuality and diversity and know that these are the strengths our Air Force needs to move forward. Any business owner knows that with time and generational changes, the times for change need to change as well. If you take care of your people, your people will take care of you. Remember change is the way of life. Those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.
Open your eyes, look within…Are you satisfied with the life you are living?
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