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5 Vital Keys To Instant Happiness

By Jackie Fletcher

Happiness can sometimes seem rather elusive. So here are some thoughts, based on timeless wisdom, on how to feel happy right now.

   "In our minds, we must see that it is not
   happiness that makes us grateful, but
   rather gratefulness that makes us happy."
                                                        ~ Albert Clark


Every day write down, or say out loud, ten things for which you are grateful. What we focus on expands, so focus on the good things. Acknowledge and be grateful for a whole range of things - your eyesight, health, friends and family, the sunshine, the clothes on your back, ability to drive. Life is good!

   "Remember happiness doesn't depend upon
   who you are or what you have; it depends
   solely on what you think."
        ~ Dale Carnegie

Monitor your thoughts for a few days. What self chatter is going on? Do those thoughts serve you, make you feel good? No? Then begin to say positive supportive things to yourself, and choose to stop paying attention to the negative thoughts that cross your mind. You wouldn't say negative things to your best friend - treat yourself the same way.

   "If you want to be happy, set a goal
   that commands your thoughts, liberates
   your energy, and inspires your hopes."
        ~ Andrew Carnegie

Have something specific to work towards - some purpose in life that really fires you up. Achieving it will feel fantastic and fulfilling - and working towards it will also feel great. Have some focus, some meaning in your life.

   "Every day, the happy person does at
   least one difficult thing."
        ~ Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Try something new, something that stretches and challenges you. Join an evening class, jog an extra mile, write to a long lost friend, achieve something different – surprise yourself!

    "You wander from room to room hunting
    for the diamond necklace that is
    already around your neck!"
         ~ Jalal-Uddin Rumi

Instead of thinking you will be happy when you change jobs, move house or meet that new partner, realise that you can choose to accept and experience happiness now - it is not conditional on the external factors you are seeking, but is already inside you.

Jackie Fletcher is a life satisfaction coach and author of "Coaching Quotations: Over 2000 witty, wise and wonderful quotations your clients will love"
http://www.bookshaker.com

(c) Jackie Fletcher All Rights Reserved.

 
 
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