Friday May 16th, 2008
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Let happiness find you...
Posted by a.cabral on August 10, 2007 - 2:17pm.
So many of us are “searching” for happiness. But if you follow these simple three rules, you might discover that you don't have to work so hard. Happiness will find you instead!
RULE #1 - Know Who You Are
So many people do this backwards! We often look for something to give us our sense of identity and self-confidence! Wrong!!! You need to understand yourself before you can know how to be happy.
Do whatever it takes to know who you are, what you love, what you can’t live without, and what you value… maybe this requires therapy, time alone, journaling or just making a list of your likes and dislikes and getting clear on who you are.
RULE #2 - Value Who You Are
YES! You should be picky. Why settle for anything less than extraordinary. Everyone should value who they are and what they bring to the table. There are plenty of people, places and things to settle down with that fit the average, mediocre profile that you could be relatively happy and compatible with. But, that is boring! Yes, you could be happy but for how long and then what? Hold out for the best, set your standards high, there is something out there to match it – it just might take longer. It is hard to find quality, but well worth the effort.
RULE #3 - Engage In Life and What you Love
Fill your calendar with what you love. Don’t sit around waiting for someone to do things with or something fun to find you. Make a list what of YOU want to do and go do it. Surround yourself with people, places and things that reflect the real you. Lose yourself in something you love – that will instantly attract happiness. Be so engaged in what you are doing that you actually forget to look for happiness and … and like magic… it will find you.
What do you do to increase your happiness?
Thank you so much for #2, I was just questioning myself the other day about the whole waiting for the right person. I am waiting for the guy that I can feel it is right, and I will have to admit I am a little picky, and I was just about to call a guy today that I was planning on settling for. I HOPE I am holding out for something good! I am just afraid of never finding anything at all….
What I am doing to increase my happiness? I like to hang out with my family, friends, going out meeting new people, seeing new places, and meditating. All I try to do is experience everything now as if it is not going to be here tomorrow. I appreciate everything that comes my way and I try to embrace it, no matter if it is good or bad. That is how I am happy
Thank you so much for a beautiful post. It reminds me that even though the journey home can some times be interesting, it also opens a large part of me to the gratitude I feel for my life and all it holds.
At times there are things and people that I do need to let go of, yet the freedom that comes and the happiness that comes from honestly assessing who I am what I would like in my life is amazing. I feel that my younger years were painful, because I had no sense of self and no idea of who I was, So if you liked me I would automatically want to be friends with you, Today I have rich friendships with intimacy and honest. I am blessed to be doing what I love and enjoy each day and moment as it comes.
This week while walking in downtown Fort Worth, to one of my accounts. Just as I was about to enter the building I heard a chirping sound. I looked down an saw a young English Sparrow. Fully feathered and could fly. I approached it look down and said "Hello!". It sat their and chirped, and then flew off. Just see that little Sparrow for only a moment gave me Happiness for the whole day. Sometimes little thing like that will give more happiness than the big ones.