11 Lessons To Become A Healthier, Happier, More Peaceful You

I used to constantly need approval from others. Approval that I was good enough, pretty enough, thin enough, worthy enough, and so on.

Right along with my constant need for approval, I had a bad case of the "I'll be happy whens." When I get that job, make more friends (or more money), have a perfect body, finally find my dream partner ... and the list could go on.

I was desperately looking to the outside world to fulfill my inner world.

It didn't work.

What did work though was digging down deep and opening up my soul and heart to love, light and compassion.

Throughout the process, I learned a lot, and still continue to, as we all do. But when I sat down to write what helped me become a healthier, happier, more peaceful version of myself, these 11 lessons stood out the most. Continue reading.

Originally posted on Mind,Body,Green.