The secret to being happy, or even just being happier, isn’t really a secret at all. In fact, happiness is something we all have within our grasp and its just a matter of wanting it bad enough, which most of us do.
We all know that positivity and thus, happiness, is a choice. We choose to either be negative, which is unhappiness, or we consciously decide that we will be happy and thus, more positive.
Helping to make the choice to be happy gets easier when we remember certain truisms in life. For example, gratitude generates happiness, as does kindness. Love is of course the greatest way, because from love flows the others: peace, compassion, generosity, contentment and especially, happiness.
Consider the following wisdom and how our thoughts and attitude directly affects how happy we are in this life:
Hurry Kills Presence
Worry Kills Peace
Doubt Kills Faith
Ego Kills Love
Now, if we read those same words of wisdom from right to left, we get:
Presence Kills Hurry
Peace Kills Worry
Faith Kills Doubt
Love Kills Ego
Rushing through life zaps our energy and positivity. Anger, hatred and war destroys happiness. Doubt in general is a very negative state of mind and of course, putting self above all else destroys love. Simple, yet very logical and powerful. We should choose to be happy every day and we should embrace the positive traits and emotions and banish the negative ones. Once we are actively choosing to be happy and positive, it starts to fall into place beautifully.
“Happiness is a choice, not a result. Nothing will make you happy until you choose to be happy.” — Ralph Marston
