Posted By: Nichol Chukwuemeka
"If you want to be happy, be," said Leo Tolstoy
It is as simple as that. In addition to what we have read in the previous chapters, we just have to keep in mind
the following helpful tips in order to have a continuous long, healthy, and happy life:
Keep A Positive Attitude
It has already been proven
that having a positive attitude will not only lead to improvements, but
it also guarantees a healthier
and longer life. Two American universities
have studied 1,500 people for seven long years. All 1,500 were in good
health when
the study started. Researchers observed how
they aged by measuring their weight loss, walking speed, exhaustion, and
the strength
of their grip.
They discovered that people
who maintained a positive attitude were significantly less likely to
show signs of aging. They
were less likely to become weak and more
likely to be stronger and healthier than those who have negative
attitude.
What else did these researchers discover?
They also found out
that beliefs have a direct impact on health - because our beliefs
actually alter our body’s chemical
balance.
So let us start
thinking positively! Change the way we think and believe. We alone have
the power to improve our
lives by having a positive attitude and a
positive belief system. We can start by believing in the power of
God/the Universe
and prayer. Trust that whatever we ask of
Him, He will surely give it to us knowing that we have pure intentions.
Researchers have also proven that a positive thinker is more likely to succeed in life because positive thinking
boosts self-esteem and self-confidence.
Perk It Up
Understandably, life can be boring sometimes. Our daily routine becomes very monotonous when we do the same old things every
day. We can try to add new things into our lives, among these are the following:
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Visit new and exciting places. Doing this keeps life very exciting.
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Try to do something new - something never done before, like taking up a new sport or hobby.
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Do enjoyable things. These will not only give us pleasure and excitement, but also keep our worries away. A worry-free life means a longer, healthier, and happier life.
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For a change, we should try out the things we dread to do. Overcoming our fears is the only way to free ourselves from limitations. By doing this, we will gain more confidence and feel greater happiness.
Love Life
Love makes the world go
round. The need for love lies at the very core of our existence as human
beings. Love brings us the
greatest happiness because we treasure it
over and above everything else. We cannot and will not survive if we are
left alone
by ourselves.
The foundation of
human existence is love. The expression of love is the primal factor for
the normal, physical,
and mental growth of children. Love can be
expressed in many ways like hugging, kissing, cuddling, and caressing.
If a child does not get any
of these, then his or her development may be impaired. A well-loved
child grows up into a confident,
secure, and happy adult. In this age, many
children grow up in broken and unhappy homes. Unhappiness in childhood
may lead
to a serious problem in later life. A child
who does not receive the affection he or she needs will find it hard to
love others.
Aside from
children, we can extend love to sick people. Patients feel at ease when
the doctor is especially friendly
and displays a sincere concern for their
well-being. Inevitably, the patients’ feelings and reactions will make a
difference
to the quality of their recovery.
This is the theory of the
famous Dr. Hunter Patch Adams, who built a hospital where love and
laughter are integral parts of
the healing process. In this hospital, The
Gesundheit Institute, doctors and patients relate to each other based on
mutual
trust. Patch Adam’s theory on healing is
based on his belief that laughter is the best cure.
Appreciate Blessings
Happiness is learning to draw satisfaction and contentment from whatever available resources we may have. Consider
these as our blessings!
However, there are people
who find it difficult to be contented. In most cases, the problem lies
in their nature. These are
the kind of people who always think
negatively and take life so seriously. Rather than being content and
grateful for what
they have, they are focused on what is wrong
with their lives and on their obsessive need to fix problems.
The very act of focusing on
imperfection and negatives pulls us away from our goal to be happy. The
solution here is to catch
ourselves when we fall into the habit of
insisting that things should be other than what they are. Conditioning
the mind to
reject negative thoughts, which later turn to
negative emotions, requires a lot of determination. There should be an
inner
desire to remove such thoughts. As we begin
to eliminate the negative thoughts in all areas of our life, we will
begin to
discover the positive side of life itself.
We appreciate our blessings by:
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Maintaining an optimistic attitude
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Living our dreams
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Understanding that failure is not the end of the world
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Welcoming new challenges and experiences
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Working on important goals
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Thinking about our past successes and not failures
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Trying to find goodness in everything and every person
A long, healthy and happy
life is what we all aspire for. However, there is no single absolute way
to arrive at this kind
of life. We can consider tips and guidelines
to hasten our journey and to make it smoother. Put these into action and
be pleasantly
surprised by their inherent power of life
transformation!
