Nourishing the seeds

I have been reading a book, lent out by a friend of mine, for over the past six months.

It's not one of them, you read in one go.  It's more of a dip in, dip out book.

It talks about nourishing seeds in your life.  Basically doing things that are good for you and give you a positive feeling about life. 

The three recommendations in the book are:

1. Be with people who value your opinion

2. Be with people who view the world positively

3. Go somewhere you get recognized.

Simple and also kind of obvious really. 

Yet as I look back on my year, especially professionally, I realize when all three were at play, I was really much happier. And when one of these was not present, I can say I realized the difference. Fundamentally I felt imbalanced and dissatisfied. 

So as I go into 2014, I will consciously remember these three points and if not in place, I will change some thing til they are.  

Do they resonate with you?

Did you always have the three present?

How did you feel when one of them was not present?

Maybe these are not relevant for you and you have different ones.

Either way, the simplicity and clarity works for me.