3 STEPS TO BE HAPPY
Are you still waiting
for your circumstances to change before you’ll allow yourself to be happy? Most
of us have preconceived ideas of what would make us happy, and we refuse to be
satisfied until those things happen.
The problem is that
even once specific things happen in our lives, we’re rarely satisfied with
them! Instead, we shift our focus to something even bigger and better,
believing “it” will make us happy (or happier). We never allow ourselves to
reach a point of contentment. Have you done the same thing to yourself?
The good news is that
you can decide to be happy NOW – even if not everything in your life is
perfect. Below you’ll find 3 easy ways to do so:
1) Be grateful.
Gratitude is one of the most powerful states of mind that you can adopt. Not
only does it make you feel good, it shifts your focus from what you don’t have
to what you DO have, and keeps it there! As you focus more on what you are
grateful to have in your life (even the really small blessings!), you worry
less about anything that may be lacking. The result? A more pervasive sense of
happiness!
2) Take time to smell
the roses. If you spend most of your days feeling rushed and scattered, it’s
hard to feel happy and content. In order to be truly happy, you need to make
time for yourself to relax, dream, and take pleasure in life’s simpler moments.
Beginning today, make sure to spend time doing things you love on a regular
basis. Read books that stimulate your imagination; listen to great music; take
long walks, and generally make an effort to enjoy your life as it is right now.
3) Love the journey.
Many of us make the mistake of pinning all of our expectations on some vague,
far-off result, like the completion of goals. We believe that once we “get
there” everything will be perfect and we’ll finally be happy. However, there is
much to be gained from enjoying the journey TO your destination! Make it your
mission to revel in every moment that you’re working toward higher goals. Enjoy
the sense of self-mastery and accomplishment you gain with every goal you
achieve. Make it a worthwhile journey and you’ll savor the end result that much
more!
The most important
thing to understand about happiness is that it is largely a CHOICE you make
from moment to moment. Though certain serious situations make it difficult to
feel happy at times, most often we allow the little things to bother us and
block any happiness we would otherwise feel. Embrace happiness, and it will
grow to monstrous proportions in your life!
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