The pursuit of happiness
Happiness is a habit just like unhappiness is a habit. Happiness is a mental attitude and therefor a skill you can learn. You are the driver of your bus - you are in charge! When you think positive, you will get positive, and a positive attitude facilitates achieving happiness. Conversely, negative thinking results in negativity and leads to feeling unhappy. Some people live a life of misery, despair, fear, anger, stress, depression and having low self-esteem. How do you change this mindset? One has to look beyound their horizon and realize that the happiness other people enjoy can be theirs as well. If you are mired in this negative mindset, you need to extend yourself to get beyond this state of mind. You need to do some soul-searching and question your belief system upon which your own core beliefs are built. You need to decide that you can adopt the habit and mental attitude of happiness. You have to extend yourself beyond your negative comfort zone, abandon negative thinking and negative habits. You need to surround yourself with happy people who can positively influence and encourage you. This means that you will have to leave behind some of the people who don't fit the happiness model, including the negative and limiting ideas and thinking that had you anchored in unhappiness. A good tsart is to tune into positive surroundings, enjoying things like a walk in the park and enjoying nature. Listening to calming and uplifting music, reading inspiring books, explore and partake in self-improvement training. Discover some of your inner talents, explore and build on them. Focus on the moment. Walk when you're walking, sing when you're singing, sleep when you're sleeping etc. By enjoyiong the moment, you will find that the efforts to be happy are no greater than they are to be unhappy. You are the driver of your bus - you are in charge! Remember that life should be lived, not just endured.
About the Author: Gerry Hopman is a Humorist, Motivational Speaker and Author. He believes that humor and laughter are essential to finding and maintaining balance in life and career
To find out more about Gerry and his views on how humor and laughter can positively impact on our lives, visit his web site at:
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