happiness can save your life

Website design By BotEap.com1. Happiness is a habit.

Website design By BotEap.comThere have been so many reports of tragedies, injuries, pain and suffering recently that I have found myself joining the familiar mantra of sadness, misery and despair that friends, colleagues, all repeat regularly. Now it almost feels obscene to express joy or happiness.

Website design By BotEap.comThere is no doubt that many people are being impacted and affected daily by a variety of pain, sadness and loss, and compassion should be shown to them. However, there are also many other people who have put complaints and discontent on the order of the day.

Website design By BotEap.comThe truth of the matter is that happiness is a state of mind. You have the freedom to choose happiness; It’s as simple as that. The great things in life are often simple, dynamic, and creative.

Website design By BotEap.comStart now to choose happiness. This requires being aware of the desire to be happy. Reverse the mantra of blame, accusations, convictions, and trials. Avoid regularly recurring thoughts that systematically sink into the subconscious mind and become habitual. Happiness is a habit.

Website design By BotEap.com2. The desire to be happy.

Website design By BotEap.comTo be happy, you must sincerely want to be happy. There was a time when almost every day when I woke up, I had a kick in my step and a smile on my face. As time went on, I found that this state was becoming less instinctive and I literally had to drag my thoughts and behavior away from what I didn’t want, to one of joy and happiness.

Website design By BotEap.comThis is not to say that I was or am in denial of any challenge in my environment that may have to be overcome. I’m just choosing despite that, to be happy.

Website design By BotEap.comThere are people who have been depressed, despondent, and unhappy for so long that even when something good or joyful happens to them, they have become so used to old unhappiness mental patterns that they are not comfortable being happy. They long for the old depressed and unhappy state.

Website design By BotEap.comSometimes people become addicted to attention (even if it is negative) because of feeling miserable and unhappy. There is an expression that ‘misery loves company’, and there is a drive to bring others into this unholy alliance. There seems to be a peculiar morbid mental streak in many people, whereby they seem to enjoy being miserable, sad and unhappy.

Website design By BotEap.comMany people choose unhappiness by entertaining gloomy thoughts like: ‘everything is going to go wrong’, ‘I’m not going to succeed’, everyone is against me’, ‘business is bad and it’s going to get worse’, and never getting any rest’ . Having this mental attitude first thing in the morning will certainly make you miserable. Worse yet, it leaves you unavailable and unprepared for the opportunities that come your way that day.

Website design By BotEap.comYou begin to realize that the world you live in is largely determined by what goes on in your mind. The thoughts that you normally entertain in your mind have a tendency to actualize into physical conditions. I am always amazed at how creative and productive I become when I take control of my thoughts and don’t allow them to run rampant and reckless; during which time I lose the ability to think intelligently.

Website design By BotEap.com3. Wealth by itself does not make a person happy.

Website design By BotEap.comWealth by itself does not make a person happy, although it is not a discovery of happiness either. Today, there are many people who try to buy happiness through material acquisitions. The key to happiness is in your thoughts and feelings. Many people have the idea that something artificial is needed to produce happiness, while happiness is a mental and spiritual state.

Website design By BotEap.comFew of us will go through life without experiencing an episode of anxiety, anger, worry, or depression. However, we can all learn to manage difficult emotions, the key is to train our mind in compassion. Compassion for ourselves and other people can help heal our troubled minds and improve your well-being. Compassionate thinking is a skill, like learning to play an instrument, something that can be improved with dedicated practice.

Website design By BotEap.comPracticing regulating thoughts and emotions can be helpful for people prone to anxiety or depression, and learning compassion for other people can help you gain perspective. When we feel compassion for others, in doing so we strengthen our character and improve our well-being. Nigeria is a country that cries out for compassion for and for its people.

Website design By BotEap.comRecognizing that we are all mortal and imperfect and that this is part of what we share as a human experience is an important part of compassion. Having compassion for others and ultimately ourselves means that we honor and accept our humanity. Things will not always go the way we want. We will meet with frustration and loss. We will make mistakes, fall short of our ideals, face challenges big or small, and find personal faults. Having compassion allows us to be less critical of others and of ourselves.

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Website design By BotEap.comWe need to anchor our thoughts in peace, prose, security, and possibly divine guidance. Negative thoughts and emotions sink into our subconscious and cause all kinds of difficulties and illnesses in our lives. When your attention wanders, bring it back to contemplating your goals and the good in you. Make a habit of this and subsequently you will discipline your mind. This can be life affirming.

Website design By BotEap.comLearning to adjust our thinking to be more compassionate involves a small but regular commitment to retraining our emotional distress and allowing us to better manage and recover from our stress. If people can activate their self-calm system, through the generation of kind thoughts and images, they are more likely to deal with difficult feelings and less likely to engage in unhelpful and destructive behavior.

Website design By BotEap.comYou have the freedom to choose a good or bad habit. To form a new habit, you must be convinced that it is desirable. Happiness is desirable!

Website design By BotEap.com5. Interpersonal relationships engineer happiness in one’s life.

Website design By BotEap.comInterpersonal relationships are important and necessary for our continued existence. Without them, our lives would have virtually no meaning or purpose. An interpersonal relationship provides companionship. No matter how self-sufficient you are, you cannot be alone or live in isolation.

Website design By BotEap.comAs humans, we cannot avoid interactions with each other. Relationship with other humans is the most fundamental aspect of our lives because we are innately social and are shaped by our experiences with others. Whether at home, at work or anywhere else, we meet people -casually or close- and maintain relationships everywhere we go.

Website design By BotEap.comA close association or acquaintance between one or two people that may be brief or long-lasting is called an interpersonal relationship. The partnership may be based on love, solidarity, regular business interactions, or some other type of social commitment. Interpersonal relationships are formed in different contexts that can vary from marriage, family or kinship relationships, friendship, relationships with associates, work, neighborhoods, and places of worship. These contexts account for the different types of interpersonal relationship: marriage, family, friendship, professional, etc.