Be Happy! 
"When the fires of selfish
desire have been extinguished, by freeing the mind of desire and fear, then
love and peace and perfect health shall awaken within you."
#
1 - Happiness Is an Inside Job!
Nothing or no one can make us happy! True, others can be a part of our
happiness. We can enjoy their being with us, but happiness must first come
from within. When we are happy we are the master of our destiny. Dependency and substitution for happiness is always a sure set up
for misery. "A happy person never does harm to himself or others!"
#2
– Eliminate unhappiness!
Do an inventory of your thoughts. What thoughts are defeating to you? Look at
the places you go to. Are any of these places causing you unhappiness? How
about the things you hold onto in your house? Eliminate thoughts and things
which make you unhappy or are of no longer any use to you.
#3 Help
someone!
A great way to feel useful! And when we feel we are of use to others and have
contributed to the well being of another person, then we experience a great
sense of happiness! Helping someone without expecting anything in return
is the key here!
#4 -
Pray and Meditate!
In prayer we look for God’s will and His protection. If we have turned our
will and the situation over to God, the outcome will be in His hands. We are
less likely to experience stress or anxiety. We surrender the results to Him.
We are not dependent on others or things. Meditation clears our minds. We can
see our thoughts. We can see our priorities. We can hear the voice of
reasoning and Peace. Relax and take it easy. The right thought will come after
we have tried meditation for awhile.
TAKE A PRAYER! instead of a drink or a pill!
They that seek GOD
shall never be without any good thing.
Psalm 24:10
And on the PRAYERS.htm
page
you will find over 40
prayers
!
Prayers for Faith, Hope, Strength and
meditations with God.
"LOVE and Prayer is the only power
to change ourselves and the things around us."
#5 – Keep it simple!
If we’re doing too many things, and we
are getting overwhelmed, that’s a sure sign we are going to get frustration
and some resentments that go along with unhappiness! If it’s complicated it is
not simple! And if it’s not simple we aren’t going to appreciate it!
#6 –Be in the positive!
Look
for the good! Look for the solution in every problem. Listen to the positive, see the positive, hang with
positive people! You have a God given right as everybody else to choose to be
around only those who like you and who support you!
When we begin to look for the positive in
ourselves we will see the positive in others!
#
7 –
Spend time wisely
Time is All We Have to Give ~
Who or
what we spend our time with is a giving of ourselves. It requires effort,
attention, devotion, thought, feelings, spirit, Our whole presence. Our time is our sun giving its rays to all we touch.
Therefore, what grows is always what we have given our time to ~
That's why time is a Gift. Life is such a precious Gift!
#8
–
Keep Physically Fit!
What we eat does affect our nervous
system. What we eat does affect our moods! exercise regularly.-the mind which depends on chemicals produced from the body will
not be able to bring the endorphins necessary to produce the "euphoria" in the
brain which supports happiness.
#9 – Feed the Mind Positive Images!
See, hear, and do healthy things. Images and sounds do invoke energy.
Positive energy stimulates happiness and feelings of wellness while negative
images and sounds drain us of our energy leaving us depressed and feeling
hopeless. All images produce chemical reactions within the brain! what we
take in is what we put out! And what we put out is what we get!
#10
Be Good to Yourself!
When we are patient and caring with
ourselves, we will continue to attract those people and situations into our
lives. God has forgiven us and always forgives us! God always loves us and
will always love us! So follow God’s example! Love not only ourselves but
someone who is feeling less than loveable! Wow! Keep giving! Keep loving! God
will provide all our needs whether we know it or not! Happiness is in the
knowing!!!
Hang out with people who like you!
who make you feel good about you!
Who support you!
Who are sensitive to how you feel!
Who you love!
Who show you that they appreciate that you love them!
Be in positive places
Places that make you feel good about having been there!
People, places, and things you feel good about yourself afterwards!
"IT IS BETTER TO KEEP THE
COMPANY OF YOURSELF THAN TO BE IN THE COMPANY OF FOOLS"
The Dhammapada
"Keep the company of fools and perish with
fools." Proverbs
ALSO SEE THE ARTICLE The Spiritual Way to Happiness
| 
