How to Find, Sustain and
Share Happiness
by Caterina Rando
Happiness-
you can’t beg for it or buy it or even
barter for it. You can however, create it and
better yet, sustain it. If you want to be happier
long-term make creating and sustaining happiness
a priority and apply the following happiness
sustaining principals.
Choose
it
The
old adage, "people are about as happy as
they make up their minds to be" is true.
Choose to live a life of happiness. When you are
not, ask yourself why and begin to irradiate your
happiness block.
Be
present now
At
any moment all we have is that moment. Putting
our attention on the past and the future makes it
impossible for us to fully experience this moment
right now. One way to remind yourself to be
present is to take a deep breath any time you
notice you are worrying about the future or
experiencing regret about the past. Yesterday is
your history, the future is a mystery. This
moment is life’s true present to you.
Make
your relationships matter
Your
deepest, richest, most profound happiness in life
will come from your relationships: the people you
love, the people your meet who touch you and the
people who’s lives you reach out to touch.
The place where we often make mistakes is we
focus on the results we want rather than the
relationships that enrich our life. Put your
relationships first and the results you are
pursuing second and happiness will rarely elude
you.
Acknowledge
others often
Adding
acknowledgement to a relationship recipe always
makes it better. When we express our appreciation
to others we are telling them that they matter to
us and we are grateful for their contribution to
our lives. Every one can take in much more
acknowledgement than they are receiving now.
Acknowledge someone you love for sharing their
feelings with you, tell your long time friends
how much they mean to you and acknowledge your
partner for all the little things. When you
acknowledge others you are also acknowledging to
yourself how good your life is, that sustains
your happiness.
Practice
approval
Part
of what makes us unhappy is we do things we do
not want to be doing. Going to a baby shower for
someone your barely know, driving two hours to
get there and the whole time wishing you were
somewhere else. If you are doing things because
of a sense of obligation or societal, family, or
community pressure you will be unhappy.
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