Abraham Lincoln said that people were just about as happy as they made up their mind to be. You can be happy if you want to be. It is easiest thing in the world to accomplish. Just choose unhappiness. Go around telling yourself that things are not going well, that nothing is satisfactory, and you can be quit sure of being unhappy. But say to yourself, "Things are going nicely. Life is good. I choose happiness", and you can be quite sure of having your choice.
To a large extent many of us make our own happiness by our thoughts and attitudes. Anyone who applies the right formula, may become a happy person.
It is pity that life itself provides enough problems to dilute our happiness. It is foolish to add to the difficulties further unhappiness with our own minds. We manufacture our own unhappiness by entertaining unhappy thoughts. Perhaps you feel that other people are getting that they do not deserve. That belief produces envy, self-pity and resultant misery. How then we proceed to make for ourselves happiness?
Our happiness and unhappiness depends to an important degree upon the habit of mind we cultivate. Develop the happiness habit , and the life will become a continual feast, i.e you can enjoy life everyday. Out of the happiness habit comes a happy life. And because we can cultivate a habit, we have the power to create our own happiness.
The happiness habit is developed by simply practicing happy thinking. Make a mental list of happy thoughts and pass them through your mind several times a day. If an unhappy thought should enter your mind, immediately stop consciously eject it, and substitute a happy thought. Every morning deliberately drop happy thoughts into your conscious mind. Such thoughts will help cause events to turn out that way.
The reason can be directly traced to the manner in which you began the day in your thoughts. A few remarks as the following can help: "I believe I can successfully handle all problems that will arise today. I feel good physically, mentally, and emotionally. It is wonderful to be alive. I am grateful to all that I have had, for all that I now have, and for all that I shall have. God is with me and He will see me through".
One of the most simple and basic of good principles is that of service to poor, sick and suffering men and women. It is amazing that happiness turns into a sincere expression of compassion and friendly helpfulness.
"Where love is", said Tolstoy, "God is", and, we might add where God and love are, there happiness is. So, a practical principle in creating happiness is practice love.
Expect little, give much. When we give, we expect at least an equal return. But if we make a habit of giving more than we get, we will find ourselves enjoying life more. It really works out that way. Do not think getting your mother to do something for you: think about what you can do for her. And do not
do this today only but every day.
Thus, having changed inwardly, you will begin to create happiness of such quality that you will wonder if you are living in the same world.
This is the secrete of happiness. Get this experience and you will get real happiness, the best world can offer.
To a large extent many of us make our own happiness by our thoughts and attitudes. Anyone who applies the right formula, may become a happy person.
It is pity that life itself provides enough problems to dilute our happiness. It is foolish to add to the difficulties further unhappiness with our own minds. We manufacture our own unhappiness by entertaining unhappy thoughts. Perhaps you feel that other people are getting that they do not deserve. That belief produces envy, self-pity and resultant misery. How then we proceed to make for ourselves happiness?
Our happiness and unhappiness depends to an important degree upon the habit of mind we cultivate. Develop the happiness habit , and the life will become a continual feast, i.e you can enjoy life everyday. Out of the happiness habit comes a happy life. And because we can cultivate a habit, we have the power to create our own happiness.
The happiness habit is developed by simply practicing happy thinking. Make a mental list of happy thoughts and pass them through your mind several times a day. If an unhappy thought should enter your mind, immediately stop consciously eject it, and substitute a happy thought. Every morning deliberately drop happy thoughts into your conscious mind. Such thoughts will help cause events to turn out that way.
The reason can be directly traced to the manner in which you began the day in your thoughts. A few remarks as the following can help: "I believe I can successfully handle all problems that will arise today. I feel good physically, mentally, and emotionally. It is wonderful to be alive. I am grateful to all that I have had, for all that I now have, and for all that I shall have. God is with me and He will see me through".
One of the most simple and basic of good principles is that of service to poor, sick and suffering men and women. It is amazing that happiness turns into a sincere expression of compassion and friendly helpfulness.
"Where love is", said Tolstoy, "God is", and, we might add where God and love are, there happiness is. So, a practical principle in creating happiness is practice love.
Expect little, give much. When we give, we expect at least an equal return. But if we make a habit of giving more than we get, we will find ourselves enjoying life more. It really works out that way. Do not think getting your mother to do something for you: think about what you can do for her. And do not
do this today only but every day.
Thus, having changed inwardly, you will begin to create happiness of such quality that you will wonder if you are living in the same world.
This is the secrete of happiness. Get this experience and you will get real happiness, the best world can offer.
