Unbridled, unadulterated happiness flows effortlessly and naturally in childhood. First, commit to doing something you enjoy, regularly, and allow yourself to be all in. Find something you love doing and incorporate it into your week. When you do it, let yourself engage fully and mindfully. Whether it's dancing or knitting or singing out loud, let yourself lean into the moment. Notice how you feel physically, emotionally and, perhaps, spiritually. Make a mental note of this experience so you can lock in the feeling. Then, repeat!Second, share it! Research shows that those who share happiness with others are happier overall than those who don’t. Aside from giving yourself the opportunity to re-live the experience, there’s a happiness that comes from sharing that experience with others. And there's the happiness they get from hearing about it! Happiness connects us.
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I so agree with you Lisa, that sharing brings happiness. We are like rivers, we flourish when we give and enrich all that is around us. But if the flow of the river is obstructed, the water starts to get fetid, we end up with sadness, anxieties, depression, etc.
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Lisa
3/28/2015 04:16:22 am
Thanks Saba. Yes, and beautifully put.
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4/1/2015 10:11:06 am
Well said, Lisa! A happy life is made of happy moments that we allow and/or that we create. It's important to know ourselves well enough to know what makes us happy, to know what clears the cobwebs, to know what releases the laughter and the joy. And then to make time and space for those people/activities/things in our life. When we do, the happy moments string together like the streamers at your birthday party creating not just special memories but a life filled with happiness.
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4/10/2015 04:22:09 am
Oh my I so get this disconnection from 'happy'. Cannot believe how long I let it go on for. I am 45 now and since I was 41, I have only just started to learn and understand what makes me happy...I am amazed how long it takes...unpeeling layers of an onion. Funny, I just been listening to the Happy song the last few days xxx
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