Happiness cannot be found, it has to come from inside your soul.

Happiness is an emotion that brings bursts of intense pleasure, excitement, and satisfaction. We all crave happiness and everyone’s path to happiness is different. It often seems that it’s just around the corner if we can just grab onto it! We work hard to get a good job, get married, buy a house, start a family – but what if you check all these boxes and you’re still not happy? Guess what – you have been looking in the wrong place for happiness. Only a portion of our happiness is due to our genes and life circumstances. A full 40% of happiness is determined by our daily thoughts and emotions and behaviours over which we have complete control. 

Happy people are known for making some simple and wise choices in life. Every day we are faced with having to make decisions for circumstances beyond our control, like being forced to switch flights because of inclement weather. There are things like that for which we are not directly responsible. But that’s life! And don’t let it tear your world apart. 

HAPPY PEOPLE:

  • smile when they mean it.
  • cultivate resilience.
  • try to be happy.
  • are mindful of the good.
  • appreciate simple pleasures.
  • devote some of their time to giving.
  • nix the small talk for deeper conversation.
  • spend money on other people.
  • make a point to listen. 
  • unplug.
  • look on the bright side.
  • make a point to listen.
  • make exercise a priority. 
  • laugh, a lot. 
Who knew there were so many great qualities about happy people. It is truly amazing.
Leave the past in the rearview mirror
If you’re still obsessing over a bad decision weeks ago, you’re choosing the wrong mental path. Shark Tank mogul Barbara Corcoran said, “The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.” Accept that in life, failures are part of the learning process. Learn from your mistakes, remember the lessons, put them in the past, and move on. That’s what happy, resilient, and successful people do.
Choose to live a simple and peaceful existence
The world is full of strife, conflict, and divisiveness. Don’t get sucked into the vortex of other people’s unhappiness. Instead, choose to live in peace – peace with others and peace with your current situation, even if it is not the most ideal scenario for you. Keep focused and moving forward, step by step, on your current priorities in life. Content blocks distractions that try to derail you from your goal. Happiness means minding your own business, not comparing yourself with others, and being grateful every day for the place you find yourself.
Live life to the fullest
We can learn from people who genuinely express joy because they choose to live and enjoy life to the fullest. Whether we can admit it or not, these are extremely likable people. They express their joy in making a positive difference in the lives of others. They are also natural at inspiring others to scale mountains and meet their goals. You can’t help but be empowered and feel happy yourself when in their company.
When you are fundamentally joyous the way you perceive and express yourself, and the way you see the world, will change. 

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