Start Your Year in the "Right Place"

Happy new year! It always brings me great pleasure to share the first article of the new year with you.

As I look at the many years that I’ve had this fortunate opportunity to share my thoughts with you, I can’t help but know that this year is going to be a great year, unlike any other. I say this with confidence because I can now share the depth of the meaning, “be in the right place.” Let me explain.

You know how sometimes things are not what they seem – how somethings can appear to be going in a certain direction only to unfold in a totally unpredictable way? Or maybe you hear something said one way, but later find out that it holds a much deeper meaning?

At different points in our lives we ask questions such as: how do I find the right job for me, or, how do I find the right partner for me? And the answers we get from people we look up to may in one way or another conclude in different variations of “it’ll just happen when the time is right” or “you just have to be in the right place.”

And with that, we think that “it’s time” and we have to be“somewhere” to find what we’re looking for. So we start searching all over the place. We think we'll find it out there – a place outside of us – and we forget to pay attention to what’s within – the place inside us. Within this important "place" resides our state of mind, our attitudes, our beliefs. This place within must be tended to first before we can find any other place to be truly meaningful.

Many times in our lives we fail to achieve the things we so desire because we begin our journey searching from the outside in, instead of from the inside out.

But until we learn to understand that to “be in the right place” begins with being in the right place from within, only then can we truly experience peace in whatever we do. And it is when we’re in this state of peace that “miracles” or “good luck” can happen. So perhaps it’s time to create our fate by changing our state of mind.

What truly affect our state of mind and attitude at the core level are our beliefs – the thoughts and emotions we’ve learned and chosen as our truth. We call them truths because they are things we feel we “know” based on our own personal experience.

But what we may neglect to understand here is that there are many truths out there, many different beliefs. Some will serve you better than others. So it would be best to let go of a belief that has not been serving you well and instead, choose a belief that will encourage a healthy state of mind.

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Penny Phang
		About the author:
		As Expert Ezine Writer, Penny continues to capture the hearts of her readers with exhilarating insight and inspiring wisdom on life and relationships. She is one of Canada's nominated Top 40 Under 40 business leaders recognized for providing marketing communication services with creativity and innovation. Well known for her former role as Playboy Special Editions Producer for Western Canada, Penny’s productions have graced the covers and pages of numerous Playboy Special Editions magazines and calendars. Penny is also co-founder of Imagine 1 Day, a non-profit organization for advancing primary education and relieving poverty in Ethiopia. She also has her own signature jewelry line, Penny CZ Jewelry. For more information on Penny, please visit www.pennyphang.com
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