16 Secrets Of Highly Happy People!!!

SECRETSHIGHLY HAPPY PEOPLE

Happy families are all alike; every unhappyfamily is unhappy in its own way. -Leo Tolstoy

There are many ways for people to be unhappy, but happy people havecommon characteristics. Thats why a good way to be happy is to learn the common characteristics of happy people and apply them. Here are 16 secrets of highly happy people you must know.

SECRET # 1 : FORGET THE PASTYou wont be happy if you carry the burden of the past. Did you make mistakes? Did you haveterrible experiences? Whatever they are, you should let them go. Theres nothing you can doabout the past, so youd better forget the past and focus your energy on the present. One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory. -Rita Mae Brown

SECRET # 2 : TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR LIFENo matter how bad a situation is, you can always choose how you respond to it. People canannoy you, but its up to you whether to react or not. Freedom to choose requires the courageto take responsibility for your life. You shouldnt blame someone else when something goeswrong. Take the responsibility and you have the power to choose. The secret of Happiness is Freedom, and the secret of Freedom, Courage. -Thucydides

SECRET # 3 : BUILD RELATIONSHIPSRelationships is where we can get true happiness in life. The reason is simple: only throughrelationships we can love and be loved. Make relationships your top priority and you areon your way to true happiness. Lifes truest happiness is found in friendships we make along the way. -Unknown

SECRET # 4 : DEVELOP MULTIPLE PASSIONSPassions lead you to happiness. So not only should you discover your multiple passions, youshould also expand yourself to new passions. This way you will create a new ways to happiness.The key to explore new passions is curiosity. If you are curious, you will have an endless streamof exciting things waiting for you. The more passions and desires one has, the more ways one has of being happy. -Charlotte-Catherine

SECRET # 5 : BE YOURSELFYou can only be happy if you become who you are. Dont try to please everybody by trying tomeet their expectations. People may expect you to have certain job or certain way of living butdont be intimidated by them. Find who you are and be yourself. The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is. -Desiderius Erasmus

SECRET # 6 : LIVE WITH A PURPOSEBeing happy is easy if we are grateful. Unfortunately, seeing what we dont have is often easierthan seeing what we have. Sometimes we need to experience loss before appreciating what wehave. So dont take things for granted. Look at what you have and soon you will have plenty ofreasons to be happy. You may start with these simple things. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose. -William Cowper

SECRET # 7 : COUNT YOUR BLESSINGSTo have a fulfilling life, you should find your life purpose and follow it faithfully. Find whatmatters to you and build the courage to follow it. Having a one-liner will help youinternalize and communicate with your mission. Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have. - Unknown

SECRET # 8 : HAVE POSITIVE MINDHappy people know how to control their mind. They dont let negative thoughts come in. Whilea situation may seem bad to others, happy people look at them in a positive way. They alwaysbelieve that no matter how bad a situation seems, there is always something positive to takefrom it. Your mind can make or break you, so guard it well. It is not the place, nor the condition, but the mind alone that can make anyone happy or miserable. -Roger LEstrange

SECRET # 9 : WORK CREATIVELYWhen you work creatively on something you will find happiness. There is a well-known phenomenonregarding this called flow. When you are in the state of flow, you are fully focused on the task athand that you no longer realize the passage of time. This state of flow allows you to achieve highproductivity and being happy at the same time. Get with the FLOW...! Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. -Franklin D. Roosevelt

SECRET # 10 : START WITH WHAT YOU HAVEHappy people dont need something to be happy. They dont need certain job or certainlevel of income. Instead, they learn to be happy with what they already have. They havelearned the art of contentment. Be content with what you have and you will be happy. They must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom. -Confucius

SECRET # 11 : CHANGEBeing happy requires you to constantly grow. In fact, the process of learning itself is essential forhappiness. Have you ever felt the excitement of being enlightened about something? Have youever Felt the excitement of achieving a new level in life? Top 10 Things You Should Change inYour Life gives you some practical tips on changing your life. The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet. -James Oppenheim

SECRET # 12 : USE YOUR TALENTSThere are two lessons to take from this quote. First, you should find your talents and second, youshould use them to the fullest. Working in your talents is a sure way to enjoy your work becauseits something you are "hardwired" to do. Using your talents fully will make you even happierbecause of the satisfaction of doing your best. True happiness involves the full use of ones power and talents. -Douglas Pagels

SECRET # 13 : BEWARE OF SMALL THINGSThis is very true. Often its not big things that ruin your happiness. Its the small things that do.Perhaps you dont like someone or break some "small" promises. But even small leaks cansink your ship of happiness, so beware of them. The happiness of most people we know is not ruined by great catastrophes or fatal errors, but by the repetition of slowly destructive little things. -Ernest Dimnet

SECRET # 14 : MAKE OTHERS HAPPYThis is my favorite secret of happiness. The way to being happy is to make others happy first. Themore you help other people and make them happy, the more you will be happy. Happinessdoesnt come through selfishness but through selflessness. You reap what you sow. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

SECRET # 15 : PRACTICE COMPASSIONCompassion is perhaps the highest level of selflessness we could have. As this quote aptly says,practicing compassion can make both others and you also happy. But of course, it requires practice.Start with thinking about the people around you. Look at their needs and find ways to meet them. Evenif you dont do it out of compassion in the beginning, your compassion will grow over time. If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. -Dalai Lama

SECRET # 16 : BUILD YOUR CHARACTERBuilding your character is essential for happiness. When you are true to yourself and others, you will bein peace. The way to start building character is by making promises and keeping them. For example,you make promise to yourself that you wont smoke. When you keep it, you are building your character.Or you make promise to others to be punctual. When you keep it, you build your character. Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character. -George Santayana

HAPPINESS DEPENDS UPON OURSELVES -ARISTOTILE ITS YOU WHO CHOOSE WHETHER TO BE HAPPY OR NOT IN YOUR LIFE.I CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY. WHAT ABOUT YOU? THANK YOU VERY MUCHSOMPONG YUSOONTORN

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