Choice #9: Environmental
Happiness & High Self-esteem Choice # 9: Environmental
I choose to keep my surroundings
clean and beautiful
and live in a house of order.
Thought
People are influenced by their environment. The way you feel about yourself is often determined by your surroundings. If your house is a mess, you will probably feel stressed. If your house is clean and orderly, you will most likely be able to think clearly and be more productive throughout the day. The physical environment that you see in your home is closely related to the spiritual environment that you feel in your home.
Each family member is capable of helping with the household tasks that contribute to a happy home. Even little children can follow simple directions, so everyone should learn to cheerfully take responsibility for cleaning up after themselves.
When you choose to create a refuge of comfort and peace by beautifying your surroundings, inside and outside of your house, you will feel real joy in your home. Your own happiness and self-esteem will then continually keep rising.
—KLF
Scripture
Work with your own hands . . .
that ye may walk honestly toward
them that are without,
and that ye may have lack of nothing.
—1 Thessalonians 4:11-12
Quote
We like to live in an orderly environment
because it ministers to a sense of comfort in us,
and aids our efficiency. …
Work is necessary; it can be nothing less than a passion;
a person is happy in accomplishment.
—Maria Montessori