Happiness Is A Habit
63I have this "Happiness is a Habit" poster hanging on my wall near my computer desk for a decade now, I could not even remember who gave it to me, but I tell you, they don't go out of style, it is still relevant.
We should get in the habit of looking on the bright side and doing, happy things. Anything, just make the effort, no matter how small and we will soon find that we are becoming a genuinely happier person.
Happiness is a habit, a by product of right thinking and living.
1. Live a simple life. Be temperate in your habits. Avoid self-seeking and selfishness. Make simplicity the keynote of your daily plans. Simple things are best.
2. Spend less than you earn. It may be difficult, but it pays large dividens in contentment. Keep out of debt. Cultivate frugality, prudence and self -denial. Avoid extravagance.
3. Think constructively. Train yourself to think clearly and accurately. Store your mind with useful thoughts. Stand porter at the door of your mind.
4. Cultivate a yielding disposition. Resist the common tendency to want your own way. See the other's viewpoint.
5. Be grateful. Begin the day with gratitude for your opportunities. Be glad for the privilege of life and work.
6. Rule your moods. Cultivate a mental attitude of peace and goodwill.
7. Give generously. There is no greater joy in life than to render happiness to others by means of intelligent giving.
8. Work with right motives. The highest purpose of your life should be to grow in spiritual grace and power.
9. Be interested in others. Divert your mind from self-centeredness. In the degree that you give, serve and help, you will experience the by product of happiness.
10. Live in a day tight compartment. That is live one day at a time. Concentrate on your immediate task. Make the most of today.
11. Have a hobby. Nature study, walking, gardening, music golfing, carpentry, stamp collecting, sketching, voice culture, public speaking, language, chess, books, photography, social service, travel, authorship. Cultivate an avocation to which you can turn for diversion and relaxation.
12. Keep close to God.
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Hi MM Del Rosario,
I like your hub about making happiness a habit. I agree with all that you said are steps to take to be happy. Any time during the day, a thought can trigger sadness but if you have developed the happiness habit, it's easy to ward off sadness-triggering thought. It's true that through the years we have cultivated thought patterns that have actually become templates which refuse reprogramming. But a strong will that is open to change cannot be defeated by a thought pattern. A strong will is the key to one's decision to be happy.
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ripplemaker says:
8 months ago
I couldn't agree more. :-) I've learned that the more I chose to be happy, the happier I became. It is a habit just as being depressed becomes a habit too.