Kristiina Teerikorpi
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Localisation : Moraga, California, U.S.A.
Registration date : 2006-12-20
 | | Subject: How to Be a Happy Person Thu Feb 19 2009, 17:11 | |
| :D How to Be a Happy Person
Generally everyone wants to be happy. However, due to all the types of personalities and temperaments and problems in the world that everyone deals with from day to day, staying happy can be a hard task at times. However, there are some things we can do to be happier people.
Instructions
Difficulty: Moderate
Step1 Purpose in your heart to be a happy person. Anything we desire to change in our lives must first start with a change of heart and a change of mind.
Step2 Think on positive good things. What you dwell on affects your feelings. It's important to change your focus from the negative to positive good things.
Step3 Take heed to what you watch on television and what you listen to on the radio, etc. Children are not the only ones who are affected and influenced by what they see and hear. We all are.
Step4 Choose your friends wisely. It's important to have positive thinking and believing people around you. People are also influenced by the people that they are around the most.
Step5 Most of all, have a grateful heart and attitude. When we are thankful for the little things, it helps you not to focus on negative things or complain about things you may not be able to change at the present time or at all.
Tips & Warnings
* If you find yourself complaining or unhappy, press in to change your focus. Focus on good positive things. Focus is key
* Press in to have a grateful heart instead.
How To Be A Happy Person
Living a happy, resilient and optimistic life is not only wonderful, but is also good for your health. Being happy actually protects you from the stresses of life. Stress is linked to top causes of death such as heart disease, cancer and stroke. To be happy is relatively easy, just decide to be a happy person. People have the power to choose to be happy, no matter how good or bad a situation is.
There are many ways by which you can do this.
- Being grateful is a great attitude. We can learn to be thankful for things that many of us usually take for granted. For example, you can thank the cook for a wonderful meal, thank the taxi driver who drives you home safely or simply thank God for being alive.
- Having a religious connection is also recommended. Being part of a religious group with its singing, sacraments, chanting, prayers and meditations help foster inner peace.
- Laugh and laugh heartily everyday. Heard a good joke? Tell your friends or family about it. As they say, 'Laughter is the best medicine'. Being happy can do wonders to your mind and body.
- Learn to 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 as this is bad for your health. Find ways of expressing them in a way that will not cause more injury or hurt to anyone.
- Whenever you feel disgruntled or unhappy over certain matters, or feels that life is unfair to you, learn to count your blessings. There are many more unfortunate people who are much worse off than you in this world.
- Working hard brings tremendous personal satisfaction. It gives a feeling of being competent in completing our tasks. Accomplishments are necessary, as they give us a sense of value. Work on things that you feel are worthy of your time.
- Avoid exposure to negative elements like loud noises, toxins and hazardous places.
- 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.
These are just some of the things you can do everyday to be happy. As Abraham Lincoln once said, "Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be."
This life is yours. Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well. Take the power to love what you want in life and love it honestly. Take the power to walk in the forest and be a part of nature. Take the power to control your own life. No one else can do it for you. Take the power to make your life happy.”Susan Polis Schutz “It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.”
Dale Carnegie
“The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be”
Marcel Pagnol
“If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.”
Albert Einstein
“They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.”
Tom Bodett  Kristiina “Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.”Leon Joseph | |
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showsilk
Number of posts : 312
Age : 32
Localisation : Norway
Registration date : 2007-09-04
| | Subject: Re: How to Be a Happy Person Thu Feb 19 2009, 19:36 | |
| Wonderful AGAIN!! Amacing! I love yo read all your texts!  | |
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