18 MAY 2025 WorldWide Drilling Resource® You are Moving Toward or Away from Happiness by Tim Connor Each day, we all make a variety of decisions. Some are quick and simple to make and appear on the surface to have little long-term impact, while others are more challenging and their ultimate affect on our life is in question. It’s life, folks. Here’s the problem - each of your decisions, whether small or significant, move you either toward greater happiness, peace, and joy, or away from them. It is often hard to determine which direction our decisions take us and at other times it is crystal clear they are indeed moving us closer to or away from the happiness we desire. I could give you numerous examples of decisions I have made that have moved me in both directions, but I won’t bore you with all the gory details. What I would like for you to consider is: Are you fully aware of which direction your decisions are taking you at any given moment? Or are you so stressed out, busy, wrapped up in yourself, living in fear, or letting your ego rule your life that you can’t recognize the inner messages being sent by your feelings or the consequences of your outer or external circumstances, so you can learn to make better decisions in the future that move you closer to happiness and inner peace? I believe everyone wants inner peace, feelings of joy and happiness in their life more than anything else. If this is true, why do so many people make decisions or choices that move them away from these? I don’t have a clue why, but I can tell you that if you want more of these in your life, it is essential to pay close attention to each of the decisions and choices you make. I have observed (and have been guilty myself) many people who are in relationships which are unfulfilling, miserable, stressful, or antagonistic, yet they refuse to make decisions to either change themselves or attempt to change the relationship dynamics. (Forget it, you will never change your partner. They are who they are, and they are becoming who they are becoming. People change when they are ready, not when you want them to.) I am not suggesting you chuck a current relationship until you have given it, yourself, and possibly your partner ample time, understanding, compassion, and consideration. However, having said this, there is no need to stay in a destructive relationship for 10, 20, or even 30 years because you said you would. We are responsible to people, not for them. Each of us has a right to inner peace, harmony, joy, and happiness. If your current relationship, regardless of its status or length, is not giving you these after plenty of effort, work, time, and compassion and no longer contributes to the inner peace and harmony you want and deserve, it might be time to consider an alternative. Remember, you are moving each day, each decision, and each choice toward greater happiness or away from it. If you keep moving away from it, you have only yourself to blame for the ultimate quality of your life. By the same token, if you keep moving toward it, you can benefit from the many experiences these feelings will give you. In His service, Tim Tim Connor may be contacted via e-mail to michele@ worldwidedrillingresource.com Dealmakers Congratulations to Siouxland Well Company in Sioux City, Iowa, on the purchase of this SIMCO 5000 drill rig from SIMCO® Drilling Equipment in Osceola, Iowa. SIMCO Drilling Equipment Send your deals to: michele@ worldwidedrillingresource.com
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