5 SIMPLE WAYS TO BE HAPPY.
5 SIMPLE
WAYS TO BE HAPPY
We all want to be happy. But what is happiness?
Here's one definition…
Happiness is simply the ability to not want more; to find
gratitude and satisfaction in the moment that you have right now.
In other words, your happiness hinges on living in the moment
instead of yearning for some future indicator of success.
Here’s the best way I know to live in the moment…
Express gratefulness.
Appreciating what you have right now automatically brings you into
the present. It allows you to get past the dissatisfaction of wanting a bigger
house or a better relationship or a better job and experience what you have
right now.
With that thought in mind, here are five ways to boost your gratefulness on
a daily basis and find lasting happiness.
5 SIMPLE WAYS TO BE HAPPY
1. Before supper
each night, say one thing you are grateful for. (If
you pray, then this can become part of your prayer as well.)
2. Write a Thank
You note to someone this week. If you can’t find
anything else to thank someone for, then just write them a note to thank them for being
in your life. Any time they spend with you is a gift because they could choose
to spend it with someone else.
3. Take 30
seconds to breathe. There is no easier way to make
time for yourself and be grateful for your own existence than to breathe. Close
your eyes. Breathe in through your nose for a count of three and out through
your mouth for a count of five. Do this 5 times.
4. Do nothing
for 2 minutes. Guess what happens? Nothing! You
didn’t lose your job. Your family didn’t leave you. You’re not a failure.
Nobody judged you. In fact, the only thing that really happened was that you
realized that you can make time for yourself and enjoy your own presence
without consuming something (eating, watching TV, etc).
5. Call a friend
that you haven’t talked to in a while. We live for close
connection. Having Facebook friends and Twitter followers and a large network
is great, but it lacks the meaning of close connection. Reach out to someone
who is important to you. Talk about whatever the hell you want. You don’t have
to say anything cheesy or uncomfortable. Just enjoy the conversation and be
grateful for that person.
The Fine Print
Important Note
1: I don’t believe that you need to be
dissatisfied to be driven. I think it’s possible to love the life
that you live and seek to make it better at the same time. So, don’t abandon
your goals of a better job or a better relationship or a better life. The
problem is that too often we convince ourselves that we need to abandon the present
to achieve the future.
Important Note
2: If you think these things are too
simple or too stupid to work, then I’d like to ask you this: When was the last
time you tried one of them? Do a few and see if they work rather than living
like a skeptic and writing things off before you try them.
compiled by OKELLO ELIOT OTWAO
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