Sustainable happiness
is attainable if you are prepared to do the work.
~Sonja Lyubomirsky
Getting happiness requires effort. Yes, you can be happy
when you make up your mind to be so. However, lasting happiness depends on how
much effort you put into your daily life because you will find happiness in
what you do. When you pay attention and work on it, happiness will follow you. Here are 7 ways to get committed and work on
your happiness:
1.
Work on your health and fitness: Not working on
your body requires no effort, but you will not be feeling good or fit. To be healthy
and energetic is to exercise daily such as jogging. You have to sustain your
effort daily and not just once in a while. Health is a source of happiness.
2.
Work on your job: You will not find happiness if
you do not put effort into your work. You can work smart, but you still need to
work hard. Getting happiness at work is about enthusiasm, commitment, and doing
the best you can. You will be trusted,
valued, and appreciated. Happiness is what you get when you work hard for it.
3.
Work on your finance: Spending gives you enormous pleasure, but you
will be miserable when you just spend and spend. You will get into debt and
perhaps bankrupt. Happiness is to be able to spend and yet there is still
left over for a rainy day. Again, you have to work out a wise budget and stick
to it so that you do not overspend.
4.
Work on your family: The easier way out is to be
a couch potato. It does not need any effort and it yields no happiness as well.
You have to do work in order to enjoy happiness at home. Wash the dishes, walk the dog, and water the
plants. Get involved in your children’s homework. Happiness has to be earned.
5.
Work on your relationships: Just to get
connected you still need to call. You
have to do more to show your care and concern. Putting effort into your
relationship building will make others happy and you will be happy too.
6.
Work on self-improvement: Giving up bad habits
like smoking and developing good habit such as getting up early call for
determination and persistent effort.
Happiness is achieving your goals.
7.
Work on your attitude: Making changes needs sustained
effort. Changing attitude requires constant effort such as appreciating what
you have instead of getting more wants in life. Getting into a positive mental
attitude like optimism, forgiveness, living now instead of worrying about the
future needs constant practice. Develop and sustain an attitude of gratitude is
the happiest thing you can work on in life.
Are you working hard to attract happiness?
Thanks for some great common sense tips written in a very straight forward way. You are right, it is "easier" to not exercise but you will not feel good, you can do nothing to build your relationships but they won't be very satisfying. Our happiness is in our own hands. Thanks. Great to find you on voiceBoks, I'm now following you!
ReplyDeleteI wish happiness were easy to attain. But I did notice that all 7 items had the word "work" in them.. That's because happiness doesn't fall out from the sky and into our lap! We really need to exert effort to be happy. Great post!
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