True joy is the inner fabrication of what happiness portrays - filling the world with absolute energy and flooding the corners of darkness with the power of bliss. Joy is what the search is about, even more than seeking success, riches or fame. But how is this infamous, sometimes elusive, character built?
Our principles are the moral structure that allows us and conducts us into the future. Mankind is developed from laws that are mandated by moral understanding and created with an ideology that determines what is right and wrong. Personal, business and spiritual development all rely upon structure.
The mental struggles, that we face in the battles for success within any realm are excruciating. Sometimes we lose sight of our goals due to the pain of the stretch.
The other day, as I was hiking with a friend, nearing the peak of the mountain, he pointed out that mountain was casting a shadow over the valley. It ran about a mile long and about a mile wide.
The higher human beings climb on the mountain of success, the deeper our roots must flow. The tree of our development can only grow according to the strength of our roots. Fear of commitment will lead us to plant poorly-placed roots, which will ultimately limit our growth.
Grounded
