Staying Happy
“To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.”
“You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.”
—Albert Camus, French philosopher 1913-1960
There are many ways to developing your personal happiness skill-set. You can join a community, study philosophy, meditation or yoga. You can work hard at accomplishing your dreams, goals or visions with or without help from others. Or you can simply begin to refine who you are, develop an emotional and mental skill-set that will set you free by giving you more energy and a more joyful and empowering perspective on your life. Practice any of the following every day and I'm sure smile and laughter will come to you much easier:
- Be creative and playful
- Be more present by releasing any speculations of the past and future
- Be spontaneous and hug a tree
- Boost your courage factor by facing your fears head on
- Bring about more awareness of the stories that you tell and your interactions and choose more uplifting ones
- Change your diet and explore what works best with your body
- Change your environment regularly
- Commit to random acts of kindness & compassion
- Connect deeply to other people by making eye contact
- Create movement in and around you
- Dance with abandon
- Do yoga, walk or any exercise that you enjoy
- Embrace change
- Express yourself freely and authentically
- Generate gratitude toward life and people
- Laugh more
- Learn about acceptance
- Learn to love, free of grief and expectations
- Meditate
- Smile without expectation
- Travel to new places
- Tune into the flow of joy in you
- Use your imagination
“The Mayan Shaman just had two questions for people that came to him for a healing.
When was the last time you danced?
How long has it been since you sang?”
—Unknown
