Happiness is a mental or emotional state of well-being characterized by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. It is a feeling of inner peace and satisfaction. It is usually experienced, when there are no worries, fears or obsessing thoughts. This usually happens, when we do something we love to do, or when we get, win, gain, or achieve something that we value. It seems to be the outcome of positive events, but it actually comes from the inside, triggered by external events.
“Your attitude either makes you happy or unhappy….therefore, making life happier is a matter of choice.”
We all go through various, circumstances, meet various situations every day, and some of them may not contribute to happiness, but we do not have to let them influence our reactions and feelings.
However, we can choose to keep thinking about the unhappy events, and we can choose to refuse to think about them, and instead, think about and relish the happy moments.
What is happiness?
Happiness is a mental or emotional state of well-being characterized by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. It is a feeling of inner peace and satisfaction. It is usually experienced, when there are no worries, fears or obsessing thoughts. This usually happens, when we do something we love to do, or when we get, win, gain, or achieve something that we value. It seems to be the outcome of positive events, but it actually comes from the inside, triggered by external events.
For most people, happiness seems fleeting and temporary, because they allow external circumstances to affect it. One of the best ways to keep it, is by gaining inner peace through daily meditation. As the mind becomes more peaceful, it becomes easier to choose the happiness habit.
Tips for happiness in daily life:
- The first one is to be grateful. I can’t emphasize enough how important it is. No matter how many pleasant things you do, if you don’t learn to be grateful you will always see things negatively.
- Endeavour to change the way you look at things. Always look at the bright side. The mind may drag you to think about negativity and difficulties. Don’t let it. Look at the good and positive side of every situation.
- Think about solutions, not about problems.
- Listen to relaxing, uplifting music.
- Watch funny comedies that make you laugh.
- Each day, devote some time to reading a few pages of an inspiring book or article.
- Watch your thoughts. Whenever you catch yourself thinking negative thoughts, start thinking of pleasant things. Do not move too quick. Slow down and pay attention to the world around you.
- Always look at what you have done and not at what you haven’t. Sometimes you may begin the day with the desire to accomplish several objectives. At the end of the day you might feel frustrated and unhappy, because you haven’t been able to do all of those things. Look at what you have done, not at what you have not been able to do.
- Do something good for yourself everyday. It can be something small, such buying a book, eating something you love, watching your favourite program on TV, going to a movie, or just having a stroll on the beach.
- Do one act to make others happy each day. This can be a kind word, helping your colleagues, stopping your car at the crossroad to let people cross or giving a small present to someone you love. When you make someone happy, you become happy, and then people try to make you happy.
- Avoid envying people who are happy. On the contrary, be happy for their happiness.
- Associate with happy people, and try to learn from them to be happy. Remember, happiness is contagious.
- Do your best to stay detached, when things do not proceed as intended and desired. Detachment will help you stay calm and control your moods and reactions. Detachment is not indifference. It is the acceptance of the good and the bad and staying balanced. Detachment has much to do with inner peace, and inner peace is conductive to happiness.
- Smile more often.
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