Rotarians are Happy People!
THE ACHIEVEMENT OF HAPPINESS
How do you achieve happiness? In its simplest terms, happiness is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal. It is only when you feel that you are moving step by step toward the accomplishment of something that is important to you that you feel genuinely fulfilled and happy. Everyone wants to be a "winner." They want to be seen and thought of as a winner by others. How do you achieve this? Simple–you win!
How do you achieve happiness? In its simplest terms, happiness is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal. It is only when you feel that you are moving step by step toward the accomplishment of something that is important to you that you feel genuinely fulfilled and happy. Everyone wants to be a "winner." They want to be seen and thought of as a winner by others. How do you achieve this? Simple–you win!
What is winning? In running when you cross the finish line before any of the other runners, you win. In life you win when you start and complete your most important tasks on time and, ideally, before anyone else–you cross the finish line first. As a result you feel wonderful about yourself. Your brain releases endorphins, nature's "happy drug," which gives you an overall sense of peace and well-being. You feel like a winner.
What is your main goal in life? According to Aristotle, behind every goal there is another goal until you finally reach the main goal, which is to be happy. Everything you do is an attempt, successful or not, to achieve happiness in some way. In fact, you can measure your level of success by what percentage of time you are genuinely happy person. This is more important than all the money and accomplishments in the world.
Rotarians are happy people! We all share a common goal of helping others and with our combined talents and resources, and that does include money, we accomplish great things in this world. We work together to generate new ideas which are worthy goals to improve health of newborn babies, educate women in countries where they are actually discouraged from learning, feed the hungry, train new leaders, create a forum to discuss peaceful resolution of conflicts, and much more. Our fellow Rotarians listen to our ideas and support us in achieving our goals. Share this message with others who would like to participate in changing the world. Add friends or business associates names to our mailing list to introduce them to Rotary or invite them to attend a conventional meeting in your hometown.