Ep 282: Your Choice: Happiness Or Attachment?

The Jim Fortin Podcast

Jim Fortin

Education, Self-improvement

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Start Your Transformation Now Do you want to be happy in life, or would you rather stay attached to all the things that bring unhappiness into your life? In this week's episode, I dive into the concept of attachment, why we attach to others and things, and how to start leaving the attachments behind you. We must first recognize and accept that our greatest source of unhappiness is attachment. When we get attached to ideas, outcomes, possessions, etc., we suffer when those things don't happen the way we expect. We let external things like money, health, and relationships drive our internal happiness. But true happiness comes from within. We can be happy or unhappy based on our thinking. Happiness is an inside job. To let go of attachment, we must first develop awareness. Awareness comes through observing ourselves and allowing what is. You must observe how you feel when you don't get the outcomes you want. Realize these feelings are just illusions created by your mind. Attachment stems from your lack of awareness, and you must observe yourself to understand why you do what you do. I talk about far more and explain further, but the key to happiness lies in letting go of your attachments to people, places, and things. By developing awareness through observation and allowing what is, you can release your grip on the outcomes and ideals you cling to…and this is the start of releasing the attachments that keep you trapped and unhappy. Transformational Takeaway: What you don’t have in life is a reflection of what you are attached to. You are attached to your lack of trust in yourself. If you did trust in yourself, what would you attempt to do in your life? Let's Connect: Instagram Facebook YouTube LinkedIn LIKED THE EPISODE? If you're the kind of person who likes to help others, then share this with your friends and family. If you have found value, they will too. Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts so we can reach more people. Listening on Spotify? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you! Thank you for listening! With Gratitude, Jim Fortin

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0:00.0	you're listening to the transform your life from the inside out podcast. This episode is titled
0:07.6	your choice happiness or attachment. I'm not sure if you've ever really thought about it,
0:17.5	but I know I've mentioned it before. The Buddha said your greatest source of unhappiness is attachment.
0:28.8	Ponder that your greatest source of unhappiness is attachment.
0:36.0	Here's what a lot of people don't recognize and we're going to dig into this in this episode.
0:41.2	Here's what many most a lot of people don't recognize. I see many people going through life unhappy
0:47.8	and all kinds of ways for all kinds of reasons for all kinds of excuses.
0:53.1	Not enough money, not enough health, not enough relationships, too much money.
0:59.3	You know, your health is just that or the other or this and that about partners or relationships or
1:05.7	I'm never going to date again or I can't wait whatever it is.
1:09.9	Here's the thing. Most people don't recognize that all these things that they are attached to
1:16.9	bring them to a state, an emotional state of unhappiness. And we have to recognize that
1:27.8	it's kind of like having your cake and wanting to eat it too. You can't have both.
1:33.6	So either you can have happiness in one hand, metaphorically speaking or attachment in the other
1:40.7	hand, but you can't have both simultaneously. Keep listening.
1:49.5	Hi, I'm Jim Fortin and you're about to start transforming your life from the inside out with
1:54.8	this podcast. I'm widely considered a leader in subconscious transformation and I've coached
2:00.1	super achievers all around the world for over 25 years. Here you're going to find no raw, raw
2:06.0	motivation and no hype because this podcast is a combination of brain science, transformational
2:11.6	psychology and ancient wisdom all rolled into one to take your life to levels you've never thought
2:17.8	possible. If you're wanting a lot more in life, to feel better, to heal, to have peace of mind,
2:24.9	to feel powerful in a life and to bring more abundance and prosperity into your life,
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