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Keys to Happiness
The key to happiness is a topic discussed across the Internet. However, since true happiness begins and ends with SELF, there is no cookie-cutter path to happiness. Happiness is something personal for you, because only you can determine what makes you happy. That said, this article shares some principles that may bring about more happiness into your life.
How the Keys to Happiness Work
Most people believe that accomplishing their goals or meeting the right person will make them happy. However, success is not the key to happiness, nor is happiness hinged on other people, circumstances or events. True happiness begins and ends with YOU. Yet, it is not enough to know the keys to happiness. You must commit to daily practices that cultivate happiness. Below are 5 keys to happiness you can use to develop a deep sense of inner peace, joy and happiness.
The 5 Keys to Happiness
#1 Go Within
Since true happiness begins and ends within, we must cultivate happiness from the inside out. Therefore, do a daily practice of meditation, self reflection, focusing on the breath, or sitting still and being calm. Any or all of these practices will do. The key is to get to know and love yourself wholly and completely from the inside out. Learn to listen to what your body is saying or, not saying. And, learn to appreciate and love your SELF simply for being YOU.
#2 Be Grateful
I talk a great deal about the importance of being grateful when it comes to dating and relationship. If I had to choose the quality that helps us to be happier, it would be gratitude. Why? Because, “we bring about what we thank about.” Therefore, when we are grateful, we bring about more things to be thankful for. This is not magic. It is simply because energy flows where attention goes. When you are ungrateful, more things show up to be ungrateful for. Consequently, a daily practice of gratitude, will lead you to seek more things to be grateful for and thus, create more things to be grateful for.
#3 Be Kind
Often we find it easier to be kinder to others rather than to ourselves. In order to truly be happy we must first be kind to ourselves. Our inner world creates our outer world. Thus, if you are not being kind, loving or compassionate to yourself, then that is what you may experience. The kindness you show others may come off inauthentic or disingenuous. We attract what and who we are. As a result, if you are a loving, kind individual to yourself, you will be a magnet to loving, kind individuals.
#4 Connect With Like Minds
When we are surrounded by people with like minds, we tend to feel better about ourselves. Whereas, when we spend time around people we have nothing in common with, we do not feel as good. Make it a daily practice to spend time around people that share your interest and most of all your values. Spending time with like minded people will allow you to flourish and to shine your inner light. Contrarily, spending time around people you have nothing in common with, may lead you to dim your light.
#5 Release and Let Go
I constantly talk about the power of forgiveness on my site, and the reason for this is because forgiveness is very significant and profound. A daily practice of forgiveness helps us to release and let go of things that hold us back from experiencing true love and happiness. Remember, we do not forgive others to “give them a pass” or to diminish the hurt or pain they caused us. We forgive to free ourselves. I highly recommend doing The Forgiveness Process Workbook to help you with this if you are having a trouble releasing and letting go of painful memories or past trauma.
Share Your Thoughts On The 5 Keys to Happiness
These 5 keys to happiness I shared are tools for you to create a daily practice in happiness. Daily practices create inner peace, make you appear more attractive to dating prospects or your current partner and help you to cultivate happiness during challenging times. However, I’d love to hear from you: What do you do to bring more happiness into your life? Do any of the 5 keys to happiness I shared resonate with you and if so, which ones? Please share your response by emailing me at info@findinghappily.com.
