The 25 things happy people do differently. Align yourself with happy and successful people.
Picture: Megan Slade. Source: News Limited WE all experience moments of insecurity, frustration, stress and even depression, but for some of us, these moments last longer than others, writes Shannon Kaiser. Like many people, I've gone through some major life changes over the past few years. I was stuck in depression tied to my corporate job. One important step I took in my transition was to align myself with happy and successful people. I used to be sad, depressed, and insecure.
Whenever I feel out of alignment, I return to this list and it gets me back on track. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Relationships That Hurt: When Enough Is Enough. “Relationships are like glass.
Sometimes it’s better to leave them broken than try to hurt yourself putting it back together.” ~Unknown There was a time when I was quite black-and-white with relationships. I either trusted you implicitly, assuming you’d never intentionally hurt me, or believed you wanted to cause me pain and questioned everything you did. Once you moved yourself into the latter category, there was no going back.
Eventually I realized I was limiting my relationships by not recognizing the grey area, where people are human, they make mistakes, and they need forgiveness and understanding. From there I swung the pendulum the other way—I trusted everyone. I wanted them to care. But this is where it gets confusing. On the other hand, sometimes actions speak louder than words, and our interpretations may be accurate. Sometimes someone is knowingly hurtful or neglectful.
So how do you know when to stay and when to walk away? 1. Anyone can contradict themselves once or twice. Seven Blunders of the World. The Seven Social Sins, sometimes called the Seven Blunders of the World, is a list that Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi published in his weekly newspaper Young India on October 22, 1925.[1] Later, he gave this same list to his grandson Arun Gandhi, written on a piece of paper, on their final day together, shortly before his assassination.[2] The seven sins or blunders are: History and influence[edit] Mahatma Gandhi, who published the list in 1925 as a list of "Seven Social Sins" (1940s photo) The list was first published by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in his weekly newspaper Young India on October 22, 1925.[1] Gandhi wrote that a correspondent who he called a "fair friend" had sent the list: "The... fair friend wants readers of Young India to know, if they do not already, the following seven social sins,"[1] (the list was then provided).
In the decades since its first publication, the list has been widely cited and/or discussed. Easwaran, Eknath (1989). Gomes, Peter J. (2007). See also[edit] Look at you. You’re young…. 50 WAYS TO START CULTIVATING HAPPINESS TODAY & CHRYSALIDES. The most common questions I hear from readers revolve around finding happiness.
As many of you know, I believe happiness is self-generated. Whenever we are experiencing unhappiness, it is usually due to situations we have either created, invited, or failed to act upon. Regardless of the specific causes of unhappiness, many people eventually reach the realization that if they want their situations to change, then THEY are the ones who must work to change it.
So, if step one is to start with a blank slate, then the next logical question is . . . then what? I believe the next task is start cultivating happiness. This list is not meant to be exhaustive, but once you start the process, I am sure you will naturally add the items that are most relevant for you. RELATIONSHIPS 7.
ENVIRONMENT 16. EXPERIENCES 20. STRIVINGS 34. CENTEREDNESS 42. If you enjoyed reading this article, please consider sharing it. Like this: Like Loading...