If most people agree on anything it’s that they want to be happy. But many don’t know how to get to that state.
GenuLines asks you to consider a road map that shows the starting point is VERY close to home!
Real Happiness Comes From Within
Life isn’t always a sip of the sweetest nectar. Often when we look around, everybody else seems to have a happier life.
Yet they may be thinking the same about us. So, how do you become happy?
A good start is to love yourself. To love yourself means to accept that you’re not a perfect being, but you are a valuable human being. You have as much worth as anyone else.
Genuine happiness also implies contentment and a certain level of peace. It’s not about always being ecstatic.
You’ll experience happiness when you feel good about your job. Or your family and friends.
Your looks, your living arrangement, your car, and your possessions.
Life teaches you about right and wrong, trying and failing, winning and losing. Failure is part of life, and it can be an important step on the way to success.
It should never stop you from being happy.
But what about the downtimes?
How can we be happy in the face of negative feelings?
Start by making an effort to improve the quality of your life and your surroundings. Better yet, help somebody else do that.
Whether it’s cleaning up your room, helping a friend, taking care of your sick dog, working out … they all can help you feel better.
Imagine life as a big scoreboard like the ones used in pro sports. Every time you take a step forward, you score points.
Wouldn’t it be nice to look at that board at the end of each game and think to yourself “Whew! Not bad. I’m glad I gave it a shot.”, instead of looking at a bunch of zeroes.
Genuine happiness isn’t about driving the hottest car. Or being employee of the year.
How do you become genuinely happy?
Everyone has their own definition of happiness. But you don’t have to be rich or even successful in worldly terms.
It’s about doing and making the best out of every situation. When you can laugh at your own mistakes yet be willing to try again you’re getting it.
When you learn to accept yourself and your faults, you pass ‘Happiness 101’. If you have trouble doing this, work on accepting others and their faults.
When you know how to accept others, you’ll likely get acceptance from them. Know how to love and expect more love to come your way.
JohnK 6-21-2021
Overheard: “Happiness is a state of activity” ~Aristotle
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