Being happy is more a state of the mind than the state of your bank account, your social position, or your love life. Only one person can make you happy and you know who that person is. So in case you have forgotten, here's to your six steps to happiness.
Step One: Accept. Accept where you are at the moment and make the best of it. Take time to know where you want to be and how to get there, but for now be in the moment. Don't wish for yesterday, but do dream about tomorrow. What steps can your take to be where you want to be? What actions do you need to take to get there but wait, be sure it's where you truly want to be. Right now, be happy where you are.
Step Two: Be Willing to Learn. There is no truth to the axiom 'you can't teach and old dog new tricks'. No matter where we are in life, we are capable of learning something new. Never stop learning, it can bring so much joy.
Step Three: Simplify Your Life. What is it that makes us think the more we do the better we are? Why do we allow ourselves to become so over burdened with 'have to do this and have to do that'? When do we take time to just 'be'. Can we be happy running here, dashing there, getting this, getting that? We need to choose what we are going to do carefully. If it isn't vital to your life, you can turn it down. Omit one unnecessary thing from your life right now and make time to just be.
Step Four: Anticipate. Look forward to things coming into your life. Visualize them. Feel them as if they are already here. A warmth will embrace you, a smile will sneak onto your face and your eyes will light up. This is how happiness feels. This is what you can make happen. Believe in yourself and anticipate good things.
Step Five: Spread Happiness. Wherever you go, take a moment to do something that will make another person feel good. See if you can make someone smile. The more people you can give a feeling of happiness to, the more happiness you will feel. Throw off thoughts that are negative, they don't belong in your life. Wrap yourself in those things that bring you joy and keep them always within reach.
Step Six: Be Thankful. No matter what you have in your life, be thankful. Start a gratitude journal. Everyday take a moment to be thankful for something, even if it is just that you got up in the morning and had a new day to embrace happiness in your life. Be thankful for the little things, then watch as the bigger things come into your life. It happens. You can start it happening right now by being thankful for this moment.
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Blessings and warm gratitude - S.
Thank you for posting.
I'll start next week.....
If only, I could convince myself to believe it everyday.
Now, that's the hard part.
10 4 u
Gather Broadcasting: Have it your way
This takes you in the front door, and this takes you in the back door. If you’ve been, don’t click again.
If you spend time chasing happiness, you will never find it.
The best way to be happy is to make someone else happy by giving them some time.
Sometimes it takes a loss or the threat of a loss to remind us to be thankful. Let's start each day by saying thanks that we've awakened in our own beds, healthy and ready for a new day.
2. i love step 3
3. i get so disgusted with things at times i feel i need to work on step 5
4. and i'm always working on step 6
but it's all good advise, thank you
#1: Choose Your Priorities. Anything I do, I ask myself a question: is it my priority?
#2 - Analyze the current situation/case, make a firm decision, and carry it out. This step allows me to never regret about what I did. If I ever ask myself why I did that, the answer is because it was the right thing for me to do at that time in that situation.
#3 for me: Stop Procrastination, no excuses.
So many people write about what they think it is to be happy, or they just make generalizations, so it's refreshing to read your take and see how you broke it down!
I actually wrote something just now about the essence of happiness, and I'd love to include your perspective in the discussion. If you'd like to comment that'd be awesome (here's a link), otherwise, would it be okay if I referenced this article? Thanks so much! It would totally add a lot.