Powerless

Do you find it hard to resist chocolate cake, even though you’re on a diet? Do you end up buying too many clothes, even though you’ve made a careful budget? Did you accidentally catch someone’s eye on your way to work this morning? And, if they smiled at you, did you find yourself automatically smiling back?

I find it really difficult to stick with my goals at times.

But when you’re attempting change in your life, we often need to forsake some short-term pleasures for the sake of happiness over the longer-term.

The various things that appeal to me in the moment – like eating chocolate, buying some new clothes, talking to a friend, watching TV – are all ones that will bring me some immediate gratification.

My long-term goals are more important to me. In fact, they’ll probably bring me much more happiness over time. But I really find it very difficult to find a way to balance that future happiness with my moment-by-moment impulses.

But these short term happiness are really that bad?? I don’t feel so.

I think the reasons why I struggle to stay committed to big goals is because they seem so far off to me.

Arghhhh….. It’s hard to resist something right there in front of you!!!

Help me out!! Do you have any tips or ideas for balancing short-term and long-term happiness?