Happiness is probably the one thing that every one of us desires most. When we say we want a thing, it is because we think that that thing will make us happy. It is really the feeling that we are after. Many of the things we do every day, however, do not make us happy. What we need are habits that will encourage and reinforce good feelings within us. Here are a few habits, we can all adopt.
One habit that will lead to happiness is to trust that life will unfold in a manner that supports you. Indeed, everything that happens to you is intended for your own growth, development, and improvement. We so often want to control everything that happens to us. That's because we are afraid that something bad will happen if we let it. Happy people trust that only good things will happen to them, so they are able to let go. They do all that they can, and then surrender to God (or whatever you want to call the Higher Power) and trust that things will work out for the best. This leads to a deep sense of peace and well-being.
Another habit that creates happiness is to spread love and kindness in the world. When we are in love, we feel incredibly happy. Sometimes, however, we are confronted by surly teenagers, annoying coworkers, and slow and/or dense sales clerks. This provides us with an opportunity to practice sending loving kindness to everyone, even if they are being a pain. It can be as simple as just wishing others well. Once love has been switched on in your heart, it creates a strong current of love and happiness because a heart overflowing with love is continually being filled with more love.
A third habit to create happiness is to tune into your body's wisdom when you make choices that affect your health. You are much happier when we start to love and trust the wisdom of our body. We tune into our body when we know when it's time to sleep, or time to exercise, or time to take a bath, or time to eat. Your body knows exactly what's best for you at any given moment but often you ignore it. The way to tune into your body's wisdom in any situation is to ask yourself questions like "Is this what my body really wants or needs?" or "What am I really hungry for?" or "What do I really need to recharge my batteries?" Sometimes you will get an immediate answer in the form of a physical sensation. Then you can choose the things that will cause you to expand, to grow, and to become happier.
There are several things we can do every day to make ourselves happier. The important thing is to make them into a habit, to do them consistently every day. Our habits can make our whole live happy, or they can make us miserable. Choose good habits always.
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Tracy Crowe is the author of this article.
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