HAPPY LIFE
Despite of all the scientific advancements that we have made over the past few centuries, we still have not figured out the formula for a happy life. Most of us spend a great part of our lives looking for happiness and satisfaction at wrong place and activities. That is because we usually attach happiness to money, fame and other benefits. We mistakenly think that these benefits are all that we need to live a happy life. We have heard about a lot of people who have all the fame and money that anyone can dream of, but are not happy in their lives. If you travel anywhere around the world, you will find that all the people you meet have this trait in common, they all want to be happy people.
Success is getting what you want but happiness is wanting what you get. Everyone needs to know that happiness is not an external factor. You are going to be happy if you accept yourself, if you love what you do and if you feel fulfilled.
Money and fame are not the recipes of a happy life. So, what is the key to live a happy and fulfilling life? What are the secrets of a happy life? Here, we are giving you six things that you can do to live a more happy life.
- APPRECIATE EVERYTHING
Sometimes when you wake up, it’s hard to really appreciate everything as you think of the day to day struggles – what’s going on in your family, at your work place, with you or your health. Don’t take everything for granted. Consider that you have a good family, a good job, a house to live, food on your table every day, clothes to cover your body and your loved ones to support you. Never take these things for granted.
You need to understand that the essence of life is to appreciate because when you appreciate things, you will always get more of it. Be grateful for whatever you have. Appreciate the things that you have instead of thinking about the ones that you don’t and you will be a lot happier. Appreciate life even if it’s not perfect. Happiness is not fulfillment of what we wish for, but an appreciation of what we have.
- STOP COMPLAINING
You have to be thankful for what you have, but you don’t have to be complaining about what you don’t have. Stop complaining. Stop criticizing. Start being thankful. When you do this, you will find that your appreciation will help you to be happier in your life. If you don’t like something, change it. Change your attitude. Do not complain. Happiness comes a lot easier when you stop complaining about your problems and you start being grateful for all the problems you don’t have.
- LOWER YOUR EXPECTATIONS
At times, the problem is not with our surroundings. Happiness in life is not about how things are going for us, it’s about whether or not they are going better than expected. So that means, if we are not happy, all we need to do is to change our expectations, specifically lower them.
Whenever we expect something from our life, work or our loved ones and the expectations are not fulfilled, we usually get disappointed. Don’t expect things to happen. It’s better to feel surprised, than be disappointed. When you release expectations, you are free to enjoy things for what they are, instead of what you think they should be.
- SEARCH YOUR HEART
Search your intentions. Search your motto. Ask yourself – am I really pursuing this goal with the right mind? Am I really loving the people that I am serving? Am I really giving back in compassion?
Search your heart and ask yourself it these are the things that are required to push you to the next level. Take a moment everyday and think about your intentions. Love people but search your heart before you do. Do what your heart desires. Never hold back a thing and don’t worry about what others think. Because at the end of the day, what makes you happy is what really matters the most.
- ENJOY WHAT YOU DO
Happy people do what they enjoy and enjoy what they do – and don’t do it for money or fame. There is no point being stuck in a job you hate just because the money is good. People forget that they are allowed to be happy at work too. Many people spend the best years of their lives trying to make money, sacrificing their health and family and later they spend the same money they made working trying to recover their lost health and family. Don’t dwell on the past, on things that went wrong. Live for now, have positive mindsets. Don’t be afraid to step back and re-evaluate your goals.
- MOVE FROM ‘I’ TO ‘YOU’
The most selfish one letter word is I. Everything revolves around I. I stands for expectations. We are all living a life of super high expectations. Our life constantly revolves around – my likes, my dislikes, my desires, my opinions, etc.
From our childhood, we have only learnt to take and everyone has to fulfill our expectations. The more we lead a life of I, the more frustrated the I will be. People in the world don’t exist to fulfill our expectations. Try to serve others. Learn to begin your journey from I to YOU. The more you want for yourself, you will remain frustrated. The more you will give, the happier you will be.
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