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The four levels of happiness are interconnected and there is a natural progression moving up the four levels. However, one of the four levels is going to be most dominant in your life. The choice you make reveals which level of happiness is your priority. As you repeatedly resolve conflicts of desire in favor of one particular level, that kind of happiness becomes your meaning in life. You start living for it and the other levels fade into the background.
The desires of Level 2 motivate us to pursue many good things. It is very good to achieve a lot with our lives—to further our education, to have status, security, self-esteem, and the power to get things done. But people who get caught up in the "comparison game" can find themselves trapped. Moving on to Levels 3 and 4 becomes necessary if they are to avoid unhappiness.

The Comparison Game

In our society today, the most divisive and extreme outlets get the most clicks and views. Ridiculous opinions are the best route to popularity. This doesn&#39;t only apply to political commentators. It also applies within the Church. 
It always saddens me that the non-Catholic world typically encounters two extremes of Catholicism. On the one hand, you have progressive Catholics like Fr. James Martin, Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, and the like. On the other hand, you have the ultra-trad conservatives who preach endless negativity and a standard based on preferences disguised as requirements for holiness. 
The sad reality I&#39;ve come to see as a content creator is that these two extreme groups have the easiest path to gaining support for their content. I&#39;ve found this to be pretty discouraging. 
In today&#39;s episode, I share some of my experiences and some recent things that I&#39;ve come across that support these distinctions.
 
<a href="https://youtu.be/T7Aw5izFsZk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Here is the link</a> to the Lila Rose / Patrick Bet David interview I referenced! 
 
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Ep 229 | Extreme Catholics are the Popular Catholics

Catholics often talk about the need to honor the body through chastity, which is undoubtedly of the utmost importance. But honoring our bodies, the very temples of the Holy Spirit, is not just about what we ABSTAIN from doing, it's also about what we actively choose to do.&nbsp;
Fitness, nutrition, and rest are critical to being a good steward of the body God has blessed you with. As a former professional athlete, Josie Kuhlman should know! She has experienced the great ups and downs of constantly pushing herself mentally and physically.&nbsp;
Today, she shares her journey with fitness and how it has become so intertwined with her spiritual growth!
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