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Living a happy, resilient and optimistic life is wonderful, and is also good for your health. Being happy actually protects you from the stresses of life. As you know it already, Stress is linked to top causes of death such as heart disease, cancer and stroke.

Happiness is actually found in everyone, increasing it is a way to make a life more wonderful and also more healthy.

To be happy is relatively easy, just decide to be a happy person. Abraham Lincoln observed that most people for most of the time can choose how happy or stressed, how relaxed or troubled, how bright or dull their outlook to be. The choice is simple really, choose to be happy.

There are several ways by which you can do this.

Being grateful

Remember that when we are grateful, we tend to be happy, and vice versa.

We have so much to be thankful for. Thank the taxi driver for bringing you home safely, thank the cook for a wonderful dinner and thank the guy who cleans your windows. Also thank the mailman for bringing you your mails, thank the policeman for making your place safe and thank God for being alive.

News is stressful. Get less of it.

Some people just can't start their day without their daily dose of news. Try and think about it, 99% of the news we hear or read is bad news. Starting the day with bad news does not seem to be a sensible thing to do.

Build your religious connection

A religious connection is also recommended. Being part of a religious group with its singing, sacraments, chanting, prayers and meditations foster inner peace.

Manage your time.

Time is invaluable and too important to waste. Time management can be viewed as a list of rules that involves scheduling, setting goals, planning, creating lists of things to do and prioritizing. These are the core basics of time management that should be understood to develop an efficient personal time management skill. These basic skills can be fine tuned further to include the finer points of each skill that can give you that extra reserve to make the results you desire.

Laugh and laugh heartily everyday.

Heard a good joke? Tell your friends or family about it. As they also say -'Laughter is the best medicine'.

Express your feelings, affections, friendship and passion to people around you. They will most likely reciprocate your actions. Try not to keep pent up anger of frustrations, this is bad for your health. Instead find ways of expressing them in a way that will not cause more injury or hurt to anyone.

Working hard brings tremendous personal satisfaction.

It gives a feeling of being competent in finishing our tasks. Accomplishments are necessary for all of us, they give us a sense of value. Work on things that you feel worthy of your time.

Learning is a joyful exercise.

Try and learn something new everyday. Learning also makes us expand and broaden our horizons. And could also give us more opportunities in the future.

Run, jog, walk and do other things that your body was made for. Feel alive.

Avoid exposure to negative elements like loud noises, toxins and hazardous places.

These are the few simple things you can do everyday to be happy.

And always remember the quote from Abraham Lincoln, he says that, "Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be."

So what are your way to bring happiness?
#happiness #steps
  • Profile picture of the author feliblairyap
    Yes, happiness is absolutely a choice. It comes from within. Sometimes small things would really make a person happy. Sometimes no matter how successful a person can be he won't feel complete happiness cause there's something missing. Happiness does not depend on anything.
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  • Profile picture of the author Nassime
    Hey thanks for this thread,
    We have the power to choose, so it's a good idea to be happy. My recipe is:
    - To be grateful
    - To smile
    - To laugh
    - To move (activities, job, sports, travelling)
    - To relax (massage, meditation, reading)
    - To keep a balance
    - The self management (time, money, organisation).
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  • Profile picture of the author CherylMoses
    Happiness is definitely a choice. Serving others is what lights me up
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  • Profile picture of the author gingerninjas
    Originally Posted by Anthony Shama View Post

    Living a happy, resilient and optimistic life is wonderful, and is also good for your health. Being happy actually protects you from the stresses of life. As you know it already, Stress is linked to top causes of death such as heart disease, cancer and stroke.

    Happiness is actually found in everyone, increasing it is a way to make a life more wonderful and also more healthy.

    To be happy is relatively easy, just decide to be a happy person. Abraham Lincoln observed that most people for most of the time can choose how happy or stressed, how relaxed or troubled, how bright or dull their outlook to be. The choice is simple really, choose to be happy.

    There are several ways by which you can do this.

    Being grateful

    Remember that when we are grateful, we tend to be happy, and vice versa.

    We have so much to be thankful for. Thank the taxi driver for bringing you home safely, thank the cook for a wonderful dinner and thank the guy who cleans your windows. Also thank the mailman for bringing you your mails, thank the policeman for making your place safe and thank God for being alive.

    News is stressful. Get less of it.

    Some people just can't start their day without their daily dose of news. Try and think about it, 99% of the news we hear or read is bad news. Starting the day with bad news does not seem to be a sensible thing to do.

    Build your religious connection

    A religious connection is also recommended. Being part of a religious group with its singing, sacraments, chanting, prayers and meditations foster inner peace.

    Manage your time.

    Time is invaluable and too important to waste. Time management can be viewed as a list of rules that involves scheduling, setting goals, planning, creating lists of things to do and prioritizing. These are the core basics of time management that should be understood to develop an efficient personal time management skill. These basic skills can be fine tuned further to include the finer points of each skill that can give you that extra reserve to make the results you desire.

    Laugh and laugh heartily everyday.

    Heard a good joke? Tell your friends or family about it. As they also say -'Laughter is the best medicine'.

    Express your feelings, affections, friendship and passion to people around you. They will most likely reciprocate your actions. Try not to keep pent up anger of frustrations, this is bad for your health. Instead find ways of expressing them in a way that will not cause more injury or hurt to anyone.

    Working hard brings tremendous personal satisfaction.

    It gives a feeling of being competent in finishing our tasks. Accomplishments are necessary for all of us, they give us a sense of value. Work on things that you feel worthy of your time.

    Learning is a joyful exercise.

    Try and learn something new everyday. Learning also makes us expand and broaden our horizons. And could also give us more opportunities in the future.

    Run, jog, walk and do other things that your body was made for. Feel alive.

    Avoid exposure to negative elements like loud noises, toxins and hazardous places.

    These are the few simple things you can do everyday to be happy.

    And always remember the quote from Abraham Lincoln, he says that, "Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be."

    So what are your way to bring happiness?
    Thank you very much for your thread. It was a lovely reminder about the choice we all should make to be happy. I truly believe that Increasing happiness will also increase health.

    I think that your point about the news is valid. I find myself watching or reading the morning news and feeling quite flat afterwards because it is mostly all bad or sad news. I'll be taking your advice and switching it off to start my day in a more positive way.

    Always refreshing to see these posts.

    Thank you very much!
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  • Profile picture of the author DiegoRMS
    I would definitely add 'progress = happiness'

    Have to admit, whenever I make progress in my goals I instantly light up!
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