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Choose to Be Happy
April 16, 2009 | 3 Comments
Often people attempt to live their lives backwards; they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want, so they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what you want. ~Margaret Young ~ [Source]
When you wake up, what are your first thoughts? Do you choose to dread or be happy? During this turbulance time when almost everyone you know is having a pay cut or retrenched or even business failing, are you happy that you still have a job despite the difficulties faced?
When some troubles seem too huge for us to handle, we fear them and will try to dump everything to someone else and hope that the trouble will go away. However, a few days or weeks later, the same trouble comes again. This time, we have to handle it. Are we happy to be able to have a solution for solving it since the someone else had shown us how to do it the last time?
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Ever had this problem that felt so huge that all you wanted to do was to go to bed and wake up hoping that it will go away? After you wake up, the solution comes to your mind and the problem didn’t feel so huge anymore. Sometimes, hanging our troubles at the Trouble Tree helps.
Books On Happiness as A Choice
Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out – By Marci Shimoff
The 7 Habits of Happy Kids - By Sean Covey
The Great Eight: How to Be Happy (Even When You Have Every Reason to be Miserable) - By Scott Hamilton
It’s Not About Me: Rescue From the Life We Thought Would Make Us Happy – By Mark Lucado
How We Choose to Be Happy: The 9 Choices of Extremely Happy People–Their Secrets, Their Stories - By Rick Foster
The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have – By Mark Nepo
Love Your Life: Living Happy, Healthy, and Whole – By Victoria Osteen
When Am I Going to Be Happy?: How to Break the Emotional Bad Habits That Make You Miserable – By Penelope Russianoff
Die Happy: 499 Things Every Guy’s Gotta Do While He Still Can – By Tim Burke
The Power of Self-Coaching: The Five Essential Steps to Creating the Life You Want – By Joseph J. Luciani
How to Be Happy, Dammit: A Cynic’s Guide to Spiritual Happiness – By Karen Salmansohn
Finding Happiness in a Frustrating World – By Jim Johnson
Be Happy Without Being Perfect: How to Break Free from the Perfection Deception – By Alice Domar
Do you know what you have a power? A power to choose. When many choose to be miserable, look at the list of books just to teach us how to be happy. Amazing, isn’t it?
Have you made your choice yet?
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[...] wonderful and magical. I used to look for my happiness for a long time when it was just whether I choose to be happy or not. For each incident that happens, I pause and think if I should be upset about the way things [...]
A great way to enjoy what you have is keep to use the power of small-enjoy the little things. Keep a running list of 5 daily positives or accomplishments. It’s wonderful to take some time out of your day to boost your mood. There’s a great book coming out this month called The Power of Small that has great tips like these. It’s by Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval.
Thank you for the recommendation, shall be looking for that