True happiness is a feeling and a mindset. It comes from within, not from outside circumstances, and you certainly do not have to have a "perfect life" in order to experience it. Happiness is not something to be achieved, but something to be experienced. Besides feeling good, positive emotions have a beneficial effect on our brains and bodies. They lower stress hormones, help ease anxiety and depression and improve our immune system. To illustrate the above, our story reminds me of a charming, 85-year-old lady who, every morning, ensured that she was up by 7 am, beautifully dressed, with her hair styled and her make-up carefully applied. Her husband had recently passed away, and she was moving to a retirement village. On the day of her move, she arrived at the village and waited patiently in the reception area for her room to be ready. When the nurse finally came to call her, she beamed up at her as she moved her walker slowly down the corridor, listening intently to the nurse giving her a detailed description of her small room, including a description of the floral print curtains and the view from her ground floor window. "I absolutely love it,” she said with the enthusiasm of a child who had just been handed a new toy. "You haven’t even seen your room yet, Mrs Smith. Just wait and see it first," responded the nurse with a laugh. "That doesn't matter," she replied. "Happiness is a decision. Whether or not I like my room is not dependent on how the furniture is arranged; it depends on how I arrange my mind. I’ve already decided that I like it." Mrs Smith continued, "Every morning when I open my eyes, I make a conscious decision. I can either choose to spend the day in bed, fretting about my ailments and pains and focusing on the negative, or I can get out of bed and be thankful for the good in my life and for the parts of me that do work." The nurse stared at her in awe as Mrs Smith concluded, "Every day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open, I will focus on the new day and the happy memories I've stored just for this time in my life. Happiness is like a bank account: you withdraw from it, what you deposit."Let us all take a page out of Mrs Smith’s book and start depositing "happiness" into our own memory accounts by becoming mindful of the following: Do small acts of kindness every day without expecting anything in return, and watch how your life transforms into a safe, positive and loving space.
Forgive others for their wrongdoings and choose kindness and understanding in relation to others.
Free your mind from worries
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Happiness is a mental habit, a mental attitude, and if it is not learned and practiced in the present, it will not be experienced. It cannot be made contingent upon solving some external problem. When your problem is solved, another appears to take its place. Life is a series of problems. If you are to be happy, you must be happy – period! Not happy "because of". Happiness is in everything; I dare you to invite it in. Happiness is enjoying the moment, being present for that gift that is living, and allowing it to become intense.
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