How To Be Happy In Life?

How to be happy in life?

I’m sure we’ve all asked ourselves this question at one time or another, and honestly, there’s no specific or perfect answer to this question.

What is this happiness all about anyway?

Well, the way I see it, happiness is feeling good about yourself, despite what the world around you thinks of you. To me, happiness is good health and a positive mindset. Of course, one cannot be happy all the time in this materialistic world because we are all in search of something we want or wish to have in our lives to better it, so sometimes we are met with disappointments. But, one always needs to try one’s best to be healthy and positive in life.

I believe this human life is truly a precious gift. It’s your best chance to make the most out of life so that you can get that salvation, peace, or satisfaction of having lived well in the end, when your soul reaches its state of liberation as your body makes its final transition–the death.

Well, I’m not any saint or a preacher, I’m just another soul like you passing through time, trying to make the most out of this precious gift of human life. I hope you understand what I’m trying to say here.

So, here are some of the ways I’ve discovered along the way on my journey of this life after years and years of contemplation and introspection, in which one can try to be happy in life:

Be grateful for what you have. 

If you are healthy in your body and all of your basic needs are fulfilled daily, the needs such as food, a roof over your head, a bed to sleep comfortably in at night, and you have people in your life who really care for you and love you unconditionally, then you are a blessed soul. Trust me when I say this, there are a lot of people in this world who may not be as blessed as you are right now to have all of this. So, always be thankful for all this, and you’ll see yourself being happy.

Always be in pursuit of self-improvement. 

Sometimes in life, we end up hurting the people we love the most and who care for us the most. Make sure you analyze such hurtful situations from a neutral point of view. And if you find yourself on the wrong side, have no shame ever in expressing your heartfelt apology to those you have hurt. Whether they forgive you or not, it’s entirely up to them. One thing is for certain: if they really love you, they will forgive you and continue to love you the same, no matter what happens.

Never take anyone or anything in life for granted. Always do a self-analysis of your attitude toward everything and everyone in your life. And if there is anything you need to work on and improve, please do so with all your heart. When your heart is clean, you will find yourself happy.

Always focus on yourself first. 

Don’t let the opinions and wickedness of others change the goodness in you. Always look good, and stay well-groomed. Exercise daily to remain in good shape. You can read my other blog post, Health Is Wealth – It Has To Be Prioritized!, wherein I talk extensively about the importance of health in life.

Find something in life that is truly worth living.

Whatever your passion is–cooking, singing, dancing, reading, acting, writing, painting, traveling, music, science, teaching, bodybuilding, business, helping the ones who are in genuine need of help, raising your children, taking care of your loved ones, or simply being happy in the present moment, live your passion.

When you have passion in life, something you are willing to dedicate your life to, it really keeps you excited for life, and eventually, you end up being happy. Of course, this life is not a fairytale. There will be failures and heartaches in your life from time to time, but don’t let those temporary failures and heartaches destroy your entire precious life. Try again and again and again to live your passion.

You were sent here for some purpose, and that purpose will be served, only if you are willing to find that purpose if you’ve not found it yet. And if you already know your purpose for life, stand by it until the end of your time on earth, no matter what happens.

Trust me, in the end, you’ll have no regrets, instead, you’ll be smiling. You’ll be happy in your heart and soul because you’ve lived your life to its full potential.

Also, in life, you are bound to lose your dear ones over some illnesses or accidents, they are the people you cannot even imagine your life without. Maybe you’ve already lost someone so dear to you. I’m totally familiar with the intensity of such pain. The pain of losing someone you love is so piercingly unbearable that you feel like giving up on your own life.

Please remember, your loved ones may not be around you physically at this moment, but he or she is still watching you and loving you the same, and they would definitely want you to live your life to its full potential, even without their presence in it. So, in dealing with such grief, your passion will give you the hope to go on with your life and then make them proud by not being a quitter. Believe that their love is still with you, and you still love your life, so get on with it happily.

Be disciplined in life. 

Again, of course, you can’t always be perfect in keeping to your schedules or plans, but you can always try your best with all honesty to do things as you plan to do them in life, whether it’s a big goal of your life or some small task. There’s no greater joy in the world than accomplishing something you had been dreaming to accomplish, even if it’s a thing as small as waking up early in the morning. The sense of satisfaction and joy it brings you is second to none. I’m sure you’ve experienced something like it in your life at one time or another.

Try to be disciplined. The discipline may seem arduous in the beginning, but in the end, when you see the results coming as you had expected them, that’s the happiest feeling in the world.

Believe and always pray. 

Have some faith in life. Whether you are agnostic, atheist or believer, it’s a fact that you cannot stop or overcome death, nobody can. So, there must be someone or something superior out there somewhere who controls this whole universe, from whom all the things have been generated and to whom all things go in the end. If you want to call him God or Almighty or don’t want to call him anything at all, that’s okay. But be of some faith because you are not God or the Supreme Being, you are just a human being, a soul passing through time and space.

No human can ever have the power over death. So, always have faith in yourself and in that Power that regulates and administers our whole universe. Every night you go to sleep planning for tomorrow, and you are able to see tomorrow only because you are allowed to see it by God or the Creator or by that Power. What if you don’t wake up at all, will all your plans for tomorrow be fulfilled? Of course not. So, always do your best with the things that are under your control. And always pray to the Creator of the world for all your worries about the things you don’t have control over.

Never allow anyone to take advantage of your goodness.

Always respect all the people in your life, but the moment you notice someone is trying to take advantage of your goodness in some way or another, walk away from such people. Don’t argue or say anything to them, just walk away.

Like I said earlier, life is a precious gift, so use all your time and energy to better your own life. At times, someone close to you may not treat you the way you need to be treated or expect to be treated by them, talk to them and share your heart’s pain with them, and tell them straightforwardly how you were hurt by them. If they truly love you and care for you, they will listen to you and apologize to you for their hurtful act toward you, then you simply forgive them without harboring any grudges or ill feelings against them. Always keep your heart clean, and you’ll see yourself happy.

So there you go, these are some ways which will help you to remain happy in life. And I’m sure you’ll discover your own ways to be happy on this journey of life.

Remember, your life exists, as long as you exist. So, your happiness is within yourself, not in some other thing or person. Keep smiling and always be happy. Keep on living for yourself first. Make your own life better first. And then, all of the lives which revolve around you, the lives of your loved ones will automatically be enhanced through your own life’s happiness.

It doesn’t matter how old you are or where you are from or what you do, the time to be happy in your life is right now, at this very moment.

Smile for yourself and always keep smiling…..

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