SPIRIT

Do you want to be happier, but don’t know how? Maybe, you recognize certain things bring you joy, like walking in the country, cuddling your cat, or being with people you love. However, you can’t do these things all the time, so how can you be happy more often?

Take Responsibility For Your Happiness

of how you feel. They can do or say anything, and you won’t fall to pieces because you understand your experience is separate from theirs—an important lesson in life.

Use Negative Thoughts To Make You Happy

It may take you a moment to understand negative thoughts aid happiness when used correctly. After all, experts say entertain positive thoughts to ditch misery. Although positive thinking will make you happier, don’t underestimate the value of thoughts you dislike. They are gauges registering your emotional paths. They suggest the need to change direction. Unless you are aware of them, their work isn’t complete, which is why they expand and alter your course.

When a negative thought emerges, don’t feed it with more negativity or push it away. Accept it exists, and be grateful for the warning about the need to change plans for a sunnier destination.

Be Kind

Science shows happiness comes from within, so, if you usually rely on others to make you happy, it’s sensible to change. Recognize no one else can bring you happiness; it’s time to increase your joy. You hold the key to your bliss, and it’s up to you to open the door to positive feelings.

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You may be kind and give to others. However, unless you do so with no thought of compensation, you miss the full benefits of giving. Only when you are kind, with no intention other than to be helpful, will the feel-good chemicals course through your system to make you happy.

If you expect your spouse, parents, or friends to make you happy, it’s not a good idea. You’re vulnerable because others control your joy. To regain your power, learn to build joy from within. When you accept who you are, you create your emotions, and stop giving others control

Three things that will make you happier

WRITER: BRIDGET WEBBER

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Don’t worry if you aren’t happy enough, you can increase your joy if you are self-reliant, use unwanted thoughts to your advantage, and spread kindness simply because you can.