Posted By: Nichol Chukwuemeka
“People spend a lifetime searching for happiness
and looking for peace. They chase idle dreams, addictions, religions,
even
other people, hoping to fill the emptiness
that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed to
search was within,”
said Ramona Anderson.
Almost all people
long and seek for well-being, contentment, and a state of tranquility we
call happiness. The search
for happiness starts and ends within us. In
all of these concerns, one great question exists: What then is the
purpose of
life?
“The purpose of life is the
expansion of happiness,” according to Maharishi Yogi. If we stop and
think about it clearly, the
purpose of life is to be happy. From the very
heart of our being, we simply desire complete and lasting happiness.
This does
not only mean we should be contented with
life, but we must also appreciate life itself. It is also important to
discover
what will bring about the greatest degree of
happiness.
People often
forget that the primal source of life itself and happiness is God/ the
Universal Force. Breakthroughs
in science and technology led people to
gradually lose confidence in God and eventually glorify human knowledge
instead.
In summary, here are the ten keys to happiness:
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Learn to appreciate simple things and manage desires.
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Happiness is found within us. It is in the choices that we make.
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Attitude, attitude, attitude! How we react and deal with life’s challenges spell the difference between happiness and misery.
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Happy feelings are results of happy thoughts.
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Happiness is a way of life.
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Happiness is mostly created, and rarely given.
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Learn to avoid or overcome factors that contribute to unhappiness.
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We take responsibility for our own happiness.
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Happiness is enhanced by the feelings of love and appreciation!
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Happy people celebrate and appreciate life every day. Happiness is theirs for keeps.
Savor the beauty of life. Live to the fullest. Make each day a happy day!
