Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Health

Want to Be Happier? Here's How

A new book offers some tools designed to raise your happiness "set point"

Posted January 18, 2008

Reader Comments

Happiness is...

Donating to House Rabbit Society...

http://www.rabbit.org/

See the request for donations?

Go for it! It'll totally make you happy after writing out a check.

And no, I do not work for them, I swear (just love bunnies).

baby steps

For me everything has to be clear baby steps, I truley want to be happy, HERE IS MY WORLD IN SHORT FORM

I am a single grandmother of 4 chlldren 8-13

I am worried all of the time about providing the best for them'

I feel so bad for them that they dont have parents who can care for them that I feel sad alot. its been this way for 8 years and I have completely lost my HAPPY it was replaced with all the above. Please dont get me wrong the children are a true blessing and I WANTED to take them of course. I just allowed to many years to pass feeling sorry for them and possibly myself now we dont laugh out loud much in our life and I want HAPPY BACK please help us find it. Thank you

Turn it up!

Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory :)

I've just found nice tips to enhance our lives, thought you might like them: http://going-well.com/2009/06/19/turn-it-up-10-tips-to-enhance-your-life/

Gratitude

Accept yourself include your imperfect part is also a way to love yourself. This is the only way to set you free and stop critize yourself and others.

Self Imagine and Being Happy

I am one who has decided that being happy in life is my choice. Now that I have been practicing having a good attitude, accepting what I have in life and being pleased with it, I have become a very happy woman.

People look down the road for happiness when they should be looking at the moment. Learning to live in the moment and not thinking about what will make one happy is key in my opinion.

Learning to love ourselves is anther thing that people over look. They are always looking for someone to make them happy. What a shame because one can never be made happy. Happiness comes from within. So, if we are not happy with ourselves, how can we expect anyone else to make up happy? We can't and we shouldn't.

I form an imagine in my mind each and every morning on waking of the woman that I see. I see me as going about my day in a very happy positive state of mind. Since I have been practicing this for years, it is second nature to me now. People respond to me in a very positive way because they see that I am very pleased with my life, and they seem to want what I have.

There is never a night while resting in bed before sleep, that a sweet thought or memory does not light up my face with a smile. I am so thankful that I have learned to love myself as well as others for what I am and who they are.

Now, I spread the word to people about how to achieve that goal. If it can work for me, it can work for almost anyone.

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