Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. ~Joseph Addison
Happiness is about doing many splendid things in life. When you do good, you feel good about yourself and you are happy. Life is that simple.
1. Give: You can give in many ways, not necessarily in cash or in kind. You give when you can motivate others to do what they want to do to change their life for the better. As an example, I write articles to inspire and encourage my readers to live a more meaningful life.
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
~Winston Churchill
2. Connect: No man is an island. We need to be connected in order to share the joy and sorrow of life, especially with loved ones. The journey of life is more delightful and interesting with someone who cares for you.
We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men. ~ Herman Melville
3. Positive attitudes: Positive attitudes are the right way to live life. It is about looking at life and reacting to things from a positive perspective. Every time when you meet with a failure you bounce back quickly and move on.
Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as, by the way, your mind looks at what happens. ~ Kahlil Gibran
4. Positive emotions: Positive emotions are positive attitudes. Be cheerful, contented, satisfied, inspired, and appreciative. Positive emotions promote positive well-being.
Feelings are much like waves, we can't stop them from coming but we can choose which one to surf. ~ Jonatan Mårtensson
5. Appreciate yourself: The best thing in life that you can do to yourself is to love yourself as what you are, with all your strengths and weaknesses. Feel good about yourself and then you can extend your loving feelings to others
It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship ~ Norman Vincent Peale
6. Meaning in life: Life is meaningful in many ways. The most fulfilling thing about life is to do what you are good at for the good of others.
No matter what age you are, or what your circumstances might be, you are special, and you still have something unique to offer. Your life, because of who you are, has meaning. ~ Barbara de Angelis
7. Mindful: I have found that the only way and the best way to live life is to enjoy what you do now and live the moment. The reason is not hard to find because you can neither live in the past nor the future. Savor each moment of your life because it is the only time for you to do what you want to do and like it.
Do not dwell in the past.
Do not dream of the future.
Concentrate the mind on the
present moment. ~ Buddha
If you are not happy here and now, you never will be. ~Taisen Deshimaru
8. Gratitude: Gratitude is the best attitude. Fill your heart with thankfulness and gratefulness. It is the only way to get peace of mind. You will not be restful when your heart is filled with negative feelings like hatred, jealousy, and anger.
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I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. ~G.K. Chesterton
9. Exercise: To exercise is to be fit, healthy, and energetic. This is the way to live an active and zestful life.
Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness. ~Edward Stanley
10. Learning: Learning stimulates your mind and broadens your knowledge. Be enlightened and be more knowledgeable with continuous learning.
The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live. ~Mortimer Adler
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. ~Henry Ford
11. Goals: The most important thing about goals is that there is a direction to follow and you can focus your effort and attention to go after them. Life is no more drifting about aimlessly and you are hopeful about the future.
To achieve happiness, we should make certain that we are never without an important goal. ~Earl Nightingale
People with goals succeed because they know where they’re going. ~Earl Nightingale
12. Kindness: Random acts of kindness can be simple words like thank you and please. Always look for the good in others and pay compliments. You uplift the mood of the other person and make his or her day.
Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. ~Mark Twain
If you observe a really happy man you will find him building a boat, writing a symphony, educating his son, growing double dahlias in his garden, or looking for dinosaur eggs in the Gobi desert. He will not be searching for happiness as if it were a collar button that has rolled under the radiator. He will not be striving for it as a goal in itself. He will have become aware that he is happy in the course of living life twenty-four crowded hours of the day. ~W. Beran Wolfe
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